Although this blog is supposed to be focused on light issues such as travels, photos, and food, I can’t refrain myself from reporting what’s happening in Iran.
I apologise for those who come here for entertainment, but this is a serious issue that must be somehow reported (a very good summary of the reality by the Guardian).
See also an interview that Azar Nafisi, visiting professor and executive director of Cultural Conversations at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC, gave to Al Jazeera.
My Iranian friends are contacting me on a frequent basis, saying that after yesterday’s elections “nothing is working properly, Internet, phone, satellite… it takes 2-3 minutes for the Google homepage to load. We can’t open Facebook [which is largely used today in Iran to express their political views]. And we are far from news, and so angry!!!”
Furthermore, they say, “It’s getting worse here. I still can hear voices and alerts in streets from my room.
All the three photos were taken by an Iranian friend — for privacy reasons the person’s identity is not mentioned.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/28554.html
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ESTOU ESCREVENDO SÓ PRA DIZER QUE EU IMAGINO QUE DEVE ESTAR SENDO DIFÍCIL PARA VC ACOMPANHAR ESTA SITUAÇÃO À DISTÂNCIA, SABENDO QUE PESSOAS QUE LHE ACOLHERAM TÃO BEM ESTÃO PASSANDO POR MOMENTOS COMO ESSES.
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