Dish coverage of the first day of widespread violence, June 13, here. A sample:
The BBC has disturbing video of protestors being beaten, and here are images of the protests on Flickr, which is where the above picture is taken from. The NYT's Lede blog has a good round-up of the news coming out of Iran, and, via Insta, another video of Iran protesters. One of the comments says that the protesters are chanting, "Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Death with this Government."
A weekend wrap of the initial protests – with links to videos, photos, news and commentary – here. A reader wrote of the above immediately iconic photo:
I live in Berkeley and have a lot of Iranian friends in the community here. In 2002 my husband and I went to Iran spending time in Tehran, Shiraz and Esfahan. I feel incredibly lucky to have traveled there and for the perspective I gained on a horribly misunderstood country and people. Through my friends and time spent in Iran, I feel connected to the culture. I'm reading the post-election coverage with tears in my eyes, imagining the disappointment of the people.
The picture of the two young men, one in a green t-shirt, the other a riot policeman sent me over the top – it portrays two young men united by their lack of freedom and the strong spirit of love that is part of the culture. That is why this regime will not last much longer.
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