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POPSG20 2009: Police Attack Students at University of Pittsburgh The campus was invaded by armored police officers. They threw actual tear gas into crowds of students. They SHOT students with rubber bullets. They beat slower-moving students with a baton. I saw a group of cyclists being herded down the sidewalk. A cop reached out and pushed a woman on a bike. She turned around and pushed her bike at the cop. Next thing we knew, he grabbed her by the face and slammed her down on the concrete.'
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POPSUpdates from 18 Tir July 9th
Keshavarz Boulevard All the friends I spoke to today have been relatively depressed for the past few days. But today they sounded very different. They said while the security forces were trying their best to separate the demonstrators, the city overall was alive and filled with peaceful protests. Their voice sounded excited, and much more confident and determined than in recent days. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at noon (US Eastern) “I just spoke to my friend who was there. He said on a scale of 1 to 10, (1 being most peaceful) it was a 7 out there. The other thing he said was that there were a lot of people around the university where he was, there was tear gas everywhere, and two basij militias badly beat the guy right in front of him (blood and everything), but that the guy was helped by those around him. The two militias ran away though before anyone could get to them. Apparently there were basij militias scattered beating the heck out of people with batons and then runni
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POPSDr Arash Hejazi Ran to Neda Agha-Soltan's Aid After She Was Shot in the Chest Iran doctor tells of Neda's death "We heard a gunshot. Neda was standing a metre away from me... I saw blood gushing out of her chest" To View Videotaped interview click on link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8119658.stm "I was there with some friends because we had heard that there were some protests and we decided to go and take a look," he said. "Anti-riot police were coming by motorcycles towards the crowd." Dr Hejazi said he saw Ms Soltan, who he did not know, with an older man who he thought was her father but later on learned was her music teacher. "We ran to her and lay her on the ground. I saw the bullet wound just below the neck with blood gushing out. "I have never seen such a thing because the bullet, it seemed to have blasted inside her chest, and later on, blood exiting from her mouth and nose. Ms Soltan has become a rallying point for protesters around the world
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POPSLive-Tweeting The Revolution: Day 12 continued Rajanews exhibited its insurmountable malice again claiming #Neda was murdered by MKO not Basij Mousavi calling for supporters to meet outside parliament at 4pm local, that's 3hrs from now. Big test for opp There is talk, unconfirmed, that Mousavi will speak There are protests planned for 4pm today in Baharestan Sq. in Tehran Wednesday 4pm Baharestan Sq, Tehran - Sea of Green MOUSAVi - on his wesite - Wed Sea of Green is 100% confirmed - no cancellation will be made #Iranelection RT RT RT Larijani pressing for Mousavi to be given airtime on IRIB to discuss elections Mousavi has stated 'If I am arrested or killed - strike until the Gov falls' Reports: Gunshot being heard at Baharestan Sq. All shops and Passages are closed at Baharestan SQ, Gunshot being heard from Jomhori St. Clashes at Baharestan SQ, Jomhori and Vanak SQ. Metro at Baharestan Sq is closed, Army Helicopters flying over,about 1000 ppl gathering at Vanak Sq. The streets
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POPSDon't RSVP ----- 'Weinies' Cut-Off Supreme Leader Decries 'Bullying' Over Election Wednesday, June 24, 2009 In one confrontation between protesters and Basij members, a middle-aged woman wearing a light-blue headscarf and a black coat angrily refused orders to leave. "I'm going to stay here and see how many people you kill today," she told the Basij. A plainclothes agent emerged from the crowd, swore at the woman and took out a pair of handcuffs to arrest her. Other people tried to stop the agent, but Basij members rushed them and beat them with clubs, the witness said. In an unusual exchange, he said, a child walked up to a regular police colonel and, gesturing toward truckloads of riot police, asked him, "Who are those guys?" The colonel replied with apparent disdain, "They're cows." In Twitter feeds, people who said they witnessed the crackdown described protesters with broken limbs and cracked heads, saying there was "blood everywhere" from the beatings. One said many people had been arrested. Another sa
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POPSLive-Tweeting The Revolution: Day 11 also one of us is badly injured and we cannot take to hospital - treating with trusted doctor contacts but needs hosp Reprorts: A Bank is on fire in Karaj, Hard Clashes Continuous... Reports: Army Helicopters flying over Azadi Sq, dark smoke , siren and gunshot is hearing, ppl stoping near there sit street. Reports: Hard Clashes at Central Karaj (Near Tehran), Police shooting teargas and Protesters making Barricades with Fire... Amazing Stupdity: Raja News (Ahmadineajd) claimed Neda was killed by Mojahedin (MEK) not Bassijis! Iran's state media using a pic of a man with toygun as a terorrist! http://www.etemaad.ir/Released/88-04-02/103.htm#149731 IRIB, state TV about 30% of employees are absent today, National Strike has begun. National Strike: Half of Shops at Tabriz Bazzar is closed. National Strike: Some of Bazzar Shops has closed in Isfehan. reports that Bazaars throughout main Iranian cities were mostly closed today for unofficial strike
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POPSWar Protesters Denied Free Speech: Hundreds Arrested 1,000 people marching in the streets. Thousands on the day before. Over 500 arrested in the week. Raids on homes before the convention. Another FBI informant agent provocateur turning in his room after encouraging his actions for months. Bad...bad, bad protesters, refusing to stay in the 'protester cattle pens," trying to walk down the street to get within a mile of the RNC convention center. Or...maybe bad...bad government that now prohibits legal protest that are, actually, allowed to line up across the street from any hotel or business, wave signs, chant , try to have their voices heard while for 8 years the media pretends they don't exist and the government wants to fence them in cattle pens.
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POPS24 hours in pictures - April 09 3. Helsinki, Finland: Conductor Sakari Oramo rehearses with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 4. Tenerife, Spain: An illegal immigrant recovers from his journey to the Canaries, on a boat from Africa 6. Washington, US: General David Petraeus, commander of American forces in Iraq, prepares to testify before the Senate armed services committee 14. Houston, US: The coffin of a US soldier killed in Iraq is transferred to Houston national cemetery 15. Seville, Spain: A cup floats in a puddle during the first day of the annual April feria, or fair. Strong rain and winds caused the cancellation of some events 1. Nairobi, Kenya: A policeman prepares to fire teargas during clashes between police and opposition party supporters in the slum area of Kibera
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POPSMore deaths in SE Turkey clashes Frightening... We had had this nightmare for years here in Turkey and it seems to revive. On the one side, there is provocation and terroristic tendencies, and on the other side a "state terror", intolerance and an authoritarian approach.
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