Martyrs

by: Tim Kelly

Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 12:24:35 PM EDT

Where, you may ask, are the Iranians standing up to government repression drawing their inspiration?

Ladies and gentlemen, we need look no further than the brave patriots standing up to the oppressive regime right here in America - the teabaggers.

How do we help the Green Revolution?

by: Tim Kelly

Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 12:50:38 PM EDT

Look, I'm a comfortable, middle-class, white boy in South Carolina. I know blogging, but not much about the technology that runs the web. And I confess that I've spent the last few days at the beach, largely avoiding the news.

But something important is happening in Iran, and we need to do something, too.

Is there anything we can do counteract the media/web crackdown there? Surely we've got readers who know if we can use our own site to dessiminate news to or about Iran? I know you can follow @persionkiwi on Twitter, and there are real-time Twitter updates.  But what else can we do? 

 Found this link that might be helpful:

The purpose of this guide is to help you participate constructively in the Iranian election protests through Twitter.
1. Do NOT publicise proxy IP's over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this hashtag, and the moment they identify a proxy IP they will block it in Iran. If you are creating new proxies for the Iranian bloggers, DM them to @stopAhmadi or @iran09 and they will distributed them discretely to bloggers in Iran.

2. Hashtags, the only two legitimate hashtags being used by bloggers in Iran are #iranelection and #gr88, other hashtag ideas run the risk of diluting the conversation.

3. Keep you bull$hit filter up! Security forces are now setting up twitter accounts to spread disinformation by posing as Iranian protesters. Please don't retweet impetuosly, try to confirm information with reliable sources before retweeting. The legitimate sources are not hard to find and follow.

4. Help cover the bloggers: change your twitter settings so that your location is TEHRAN and your time zone is GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location and timezone searches. If we all become 'Iranians' it becomes much harder to find them.

5. Don't blow their cover! If you discover a genuine source, please don't publicise their name or location on a website. These bloggers are in REAL danger. Spread the word discretely through your own networks but don't signpost them to the security forces. People are dying there, for real, please keep that in mind...