Category: Iran

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Hi Jess Today no programme was announced.  It seems that there are talks between the leaders and organisers of the movement and perhaps they are deciding about the next steps. The situation is very unstable. We prefer not to engage in a bloody movement because if it goes that way then the Government has a reason […]

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Hi Jess  After yesterday’s speech by the Supreme Leader we expected a very bad day for the protest.  It was held from Enghelab Square to Azadi [Freedom] Square.  This is the longest street of Tehran, which is about 30km long.  When people gathered in this street everybody could see how huge the protest was, and what it […]

And is it true that Mousavi’s support is limited to students and the middle classes? Or is this a convenient split that outsiders rely too heavily on? I suspected the latter, so I asked my secret squirrel for his opinion. Letters from Iran – Day 7 June 19 2009 Hi Jess Ahmadinejad had the support of the poorer people […]

Here are a couple of videos I made when I was in Iran this year.  I had two separate incidents with the Basij and a mullah – neither more than a little unpleasant. But had I been a Iranian woman incorrectly dressed in ‘hijab’ (my thighs were not covered by a baggy men’s shirt), the official […]

June 16 2009 Day 4 of the protests  Hi Jess  It’s taken two 2 hours to attach a compressed file for you because the internet speed is so slow.  I just keep trying and trying until it’s done.  Uuuhhh… Stupid Ahmadinejad Government! It is trying to close our access to any kind of media.  For […]