Showing posts with label Persian Kiwi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Persian Kiwi. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Twitter Archive to be in Library of Congress

It is great to know that the last tweets of (possibly slain?) Iranian democracy supporter, Persian Kiwi, will be archived for posterity in the Library of Congress.  The millions of others?  We will see... "ALL public tweets, ever, since March 2006!" will be archived in the Library of Congress, according to: 
http://twitter.com/librarycongress


BCC reports that, "Alongside the Library of Congress announcement, Google revealed how it is going to make the Twitter archive searchable for users. The search giant unveiled a replay feature that lets users search tweets posted at any given point in time right down to the minute."

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Crackdown near Parliament in Tehran

Heartbreaking reports from a trusted source.
[most recent post first, going back in time to 23hrs ago]

Allah - you are the creator of all and all must return to you - Allah Akbar Sea of Green

thank you ppls 4 supporting Sea of Green - pls remember always our martyrs - Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar - Allah Akbar
we must go - dont know when we can get internet - they take 1 of us, they will torture and get names - now we must move fast

Everybody is under arrest & cant move - Mousavi - Karroubi even rumour Khatami is in house guard

they pull away the dead into trucks - like factory - no human can do this - we beg Allah for save us

Lalezar Sq is same as Baharestan - unbelevable - ppls murdered everywhere -

they catch ppl with mobile - so many killed today - so many injured - Allah Akbar - they take one of us

in Baharestan we saw militia with axe choping ppl like meat - blood everywhere - like butcher - Allah Akbar

reports of street fighting in Vanak Sq, Tajrish sq, Azadi Sq - now - Sea of Green - Allah Akbar
rumour they are tracking high use of phone lines to find internet users - must move from here now

phone line was cut and we lost internet - - getting more difficult to log into net

all shops was closed - nowhere to go - they follow ppls with helicopters - smoke and fire is everywhere

ppl run into alleys and militia standing there waiting - from 2 sides they attack ppl in middle of alleys

so many ppl arrested - young & old - they take ppl away - we lose our group
saw 7/8 militia beating one woman with baton on ground - she had no defense nothing

they were waiting for us - they all have guns and riot uniforms - it was like a mouse trap - ppl being shot like animals

I see many ppl with broken arms/legs/heads - blood everywhere - pepper gas like war

just in from Baharestan Sq - situation today is terrible - they beat the ppls like animals

Larijani pressing for Mousavi to be given airtime on IRIB to discuss elections

MOUSAVi - on his wesite - Wed Sea of Green is 100% confirmed - no cancellation will be made

Wednesday 4pm Baharestan Sq, Tehran - Sea of Green

Mousavi has stated 'If I am arrested or killed - strike until the Gov falls'

Kayhan - Iranian Gov newspaper - has tonight called for the arrest of Mousavi

all hospitals is surrounded by militia to check why ppl going in - if gun or baton injury - they arrest and beat u

all foreign embassys surrounded by militia to stop ppl going in -

The parks in north of city are closed at night and militia attacking any ppl in park or walking in streets

we have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now -

there is militia controlling movement from downtown to north of Tehran to stop ppl joining Sea of Green

tomorrow Mousavi annouce start of a new type of protests - peaceful and silent - soon there will be strikes

the only question now is how will the end happen - peacefully or with civil war

the ppl have lost all faith in this Gov - Iran can never be same as b4 again

all normal life in Iran has stopped - now everybody only talk about Sea of Green and rumours of how Khamenei will go

APRIL 14, 2010 UPDATE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ANNOUNCES THEY ARE ACQUIRING THE ENTIRE TWITTER ARCHIVE.  IT WILL INCLUDE THE ABOVE TWEET FROM PERSIAN KIWI, THE TRUSTED SOURCE I WOULD NOT REVEAL AT THE TIME. IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE HAD BEGUN TO TRACK DOWN IRANIAN OPPOSITION VOTERS BY THIER TWITTER TWEETS.