Iran: Security Forces attacked people
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Iranian lawmaker, Ahmad Tavakoli blames [fa] increased Internet censorship in Iran as ‘annoying for people'. He adds it ‘would cost heavy for the establishment'. He believes severe filtering would encourage citizens to use anti-filter and circumvention tools. Several Iranian users have reported in last few days they have had no access to emails including gmail, hotmail and yahoo.
On Twitter, Arab Revolution shares a link to a video allegedly showing a Saudi protester in Qatif getting shot. The video is dated February 9.
The Arab Observer, from Jordan, posts a letter he got from a reader who discovered that her husband was gay.
Jolanare is weary of where the Tunisian revolution is heading to in terms of women's rights [fr]. She writes: ”A young man verbally attacked me because I was wearing red lipstick. He shouted at me : “these are the so-called women of the democracy.” I replied that it is thanks to the democracy he makes fun of that he can open his big mouth.”
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The Iranian people are going to have to fight back or else give in. Those clerics are thugs and will kill you. Be careful and God bless you all as you take back your country. The U.S. people are with you.
i hope and pray the brave people of iran that are fighting for your freedom find strength in the fact that we stand with you.tom harrelson
We the people of the United States support the freedom of the Iranian people and ALL who wish to be free! We the people are NOT the government, but American Patriots!