Another occasion for protests is upon Iran. In keeping with the by now standard procedure of defining the next occasion for protests, Charshanbeh Souri, the night before the last Wednesday of the Year, is the next date on which Iranians will come to streets to protest. Since its inception, Islamic Republic of Iran has never recognized Charshanbeh Souri as a national day of celebration for Iranians. Conversely, it has banned lighting fires and observation of standard rituals and ceremonies associated with the occasion. During the past 30 years, Iranians all over Iran have held on to the thousands-year-old tradition, less lighting fires and jumping over them, and more and more using firecrackers and explosives which are easier to manage than fires on the streets. The traditional celebration, therefore, has already turned into a night of danger and unexpected injuries and explosions.
Now as the next "meeting point" for the protesters who have faced threats of arrests, imprisonment and death sentences, Charshanbeh Souri is here. Almost on the eve of the event, in response to a question about the legitimacy of Charshanbeh Souri, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei has shunned the Persian fire festival as an un-Islamic event which
causes "a lot of harm."
Judging from reactions to Khamenei's statement, Iranian protesters have found new resolve in showing up to streets and celebrating the occasion to confront what has become an increasingly personal matter between Ali Khamenei and Iranians. This blog will be an effort to bring information about events in Iran to the community. As I have mentioned in previous developing news blogs, please bring any articles or news items you would like to share with others and post it here. You can also stop by just to read or to discuss the news. These are rapidly changing times in Iran and in the absence of official and accurate news reporting out of the country, Iranians inside have turned to citizen journalism in order to capture contemporary Iranian history in their tweets, blogs, and clips. On the receiving end, we have a job to do, too. We need to read and understand what they are trying to convey. We need to get their voices out to each other and to the world. We are the media. Please do your share to
help.
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خسته نباشین
capt_ayhabTue Mar 16, 2010 03:14 PM PDT
خسته نباشین بانوان گرامی
-YT
Our answer should be
by Orang Gholikhani on Tue Mar 16, 2010 03:13 PM PDTIt is what I propose as answer:
//iranian.com/main/blog/orang-gholikhani-157
Orang
Divaneh, Fair and Pas-e-Pardeh
by Anonymous Observer on Tue Mar 16, 2010 03:05 PM PDTAre you kidding me? If this was a Palestinian woman screaming for her life as she was being arrested by a bunch of thugs for celebrating her culture, all of these characters would be tearing themselves apart and calling the UN to come to their help. I guess Iranian blood is cheap for these "vatan-forooshan". That shows where they are really from!
Agreed Divaneh
by pas-e-pardeh on Tue Mar 16, 2010 02:43 PM PDTFair and AO said it well.
Ironic that within weeks of both United Nations and the United States Congress recognizing Nowrooz as an honorable Iranian holiday, the foreigners who stole our country express disdain for it.
What better way to illustrate they are not of Iran and Iranians? And, what better omen that they will not last in a land where these customs have survived for nearly 3,000 years?
I'm glad they are opposing it and saying so. It is just about the safest bet in the world that 4shanbeh soori and Nowrooz will outlast the people who oppose them.
Well said AO and Fair
by divaneh on Tue Mar 16, 2010 02:33 PM PDTI am still to see a single comment from the regime supporters in support of people or the Iranian traditions. Nor I have seen a single criticism of the regime or Arabic traditions that are forced on Persians. Not that I expect it, but it would be nice if they came out and did not pretend that they cared for Iran and its people.
AO is right on
by Fair on Tue Mar 16, 2010 02:23 PM PDTNotice how the fascist groupies have completely shut up now. They have been the true anti Iran cheerleaders, and are completely pathetic. Had there been videos of Palestinians being oppressed by Israelis however, they would have been all over it. Shows you which country they are from.
IRI recognized as a superpower? IRI should be recognized for what it is- a fascist anti Iranian apartheid regime- the mullah fat cat minority rule over the Iranian people majority. The only obstacle to this are the foreign backers of these rapists- Russia and China, who profit handsomely and shamelessly from this systematic rape of Iran. In 2010, we are witnessing another Torkaman Chai, the selling out of our country by a government which has no country.
-Fair
Thank you for your hard work
by divaneh on Tue Mar 16, 2010 02:14 PM PDTDear Shifteh and Noosh Afarin, thanks for all the hard work in maintaining this blog. What a slap in the face of khamenei and the regime.
What a petty, disgusting and terrorist dictatorship
by Anonymous Observer on Tue Mar 16, 2010 02:10 PM PDTthat has to arrest, beat and terrorize its population because they are celebrating a national holiday. I hope all of these animals die a slow and painful death. And the sad thing is that a bunch of out of touch, blind ideologues wish greatness for this petty and monstrous regime. here's one of them, wishing for the IRI be recognized as a superpower and negotiated with on world issues.
//iranian.com/main/blog/niloufar-parsi/thinking-unthinkable
How disgusting!!!!!!!!
Marg Bar Jomhooriye Islami!!!!
گیشا درگیری شدید و صدای جیغ و فریاد اهالی محل
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 02:01 PM PDT
تمام اخبار مربوط به چهارشنبه سورى که تا الان رو بالاترین پست شده
Mardom MazloomTue Mar 16, 2010 02:01 PM PDT
//balatarin.com/topic/2010/3/16/1004665
Thank you Shifteh And Noosh Afarin
by Fair on Tue Mar 16, 2010 01:41 PM PDTfor posting these live updates on the Iranian people's big snub of the anti Iran fascist dictator ruling Iran. This scum does this at a time when the rest of the world has recognized
Norooz as a beautiful piece of world heritage and culture. He and his
follower are not Iranian, they are stateless terrorists and have proven
so many times.
The only other person to put down and ban charshambeh soori, this millenia old Iranian tradition- was Saddam Hussein.
History will show that both of them tried to conquer Iran and failed.
Thanks for helping history to be written as it happens.
-Fair
شیفته جان،
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 01:34 PM PDT
با درود و تشکر از تمام زحمات شما نازنین؛
دقیقاً با شما هم عقیده ام، این حرکت مردم یک مشت محکم و یک تو دهنی آبدار به دهن کیثف خامنه ای زد. حالا آن دجال براش بیشتر روشن شد که ایرانیان برای فتوای احمقانهء او تره ای خرد نکردنند.
Hi Noosh Afarin!
by Shifteh Ansari on Tue Mar 16, 2010 01:15 PM PDTThank you so much for all the great clips and all your help. Looks like people had a really good time. The most important thing about this Charshanbeh souri was people's defiance of the "last minute fatwa" of Ali Khamenei. Khejalat ham khoob chizi-eh! Yaroo ro tu deh raah nemidadan, soraagh-e kadkhoda ro migereft! These thugs and cheats and murderers are hardly in a place to go up against traditions thousands of years old.
آی بُته، بُته، بُته .... ولایت حرف مفته....
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 01:11 PM PDT
چهارشنبه سوري- تهران- خيابان ولي عصر-25 اسفند
ایران چهارشنبه سوری شیراز #3
ایران چهارشنبه سوری شیراز #2
ایران چهارشنبه سوری شیراز #1
چهارشنبه سوري,تهران,مرگ بر ديكتاتور
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 01:05 PM PDT
چهارشنبه سوري88 ,تهران , خيابان سيدخندان مجيديه شمالي
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 01:02 PM PDT
چهارشنبه سوري88 , تهران ,ميدان صادقيه , مر گ بر ديكتاتور
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 01:01 PM PDT
تهران اكباتان چهارشنبه سوري88 آتش زدن عكس خامنه اي توسط جوانان
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT
آتش زدن ماشين يك بسيجي در اهواز- چهارشنبه سوري
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT
آژانس ايران خبر- اهواز 25 اسفند , امروز عصر مردم در زير ماشين يك بسيجي , در خيابان 14 پادادشهر , بمب آتش زا كار گذاشته بودند, كه بعد از انفجار ماشين آتش گرفت و آتش نشاني اقدام به خاموش كردن ماشين آن بسيجي كردند.
ایرن،چهار شنبه سوری اردبیل25 اسفند
Noosh AfarinTue Mar 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT
Dancea AWAY
by sarasepidzadeh on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:52 PM PDTand celebrate!
thanks for posting
Sara Sepidzadeh - All Things IRAN
Ms. Ansari
by capt_ayhab on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:41 PM PDTAgain thank you so kindly for updating this blog.
Sepass
-YT
Video: people dancing on Isfahan street
by Shifteh Ansari on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:31 PM PDTاين سرگرد كه ائنقدر
Sardar AssadTue Mar 16, 2010 12:20 PM PDT
طرفدارئ از رژئم مئكونه حالا يكي نيست كهريزكئش كنه....اگرباشه خدا بهش عوض ميده
به آتش كشيدن مركز بسيج در پارك بهارستان
Mardom MazloomTue Mar 16, 2010 12:20 PM PDT
جوانان دلير تهران مركز بسيج در پارك بهارستان واقع در منطقه وحيديه را به آتش كشيدند . اين مركز از جمله مراكز سركوب و آزار جوانان منطقه بود كه امروز به سزاي اعمالش رسيد . همچنين نيروي انتظامي در مقابل تهاجم جوانان به سمت پارك عقب نشيني كرده وكليه جواناني كه در داخل اين پارك به محاصره افتاده بودند پيروزمندانه به ساير جوانان در بيرون پيوستند و همگي مشغول شعار عليه خامنه اي و تهاجم به نيروي انتظامي هستند .
//daliranbibak.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post...
اون یونیفرمهایکه سرگورد عاشقشونه هم اون وسط سوخت، چه حیف!!
Video
by Shifteh Ansari on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:19 PM PDT//www.youtube.com/watch?v=An0mk5kuPsk
اخبار درگیریها و اعتراضات در بابلسر، ایلام و اهواز ،مشهد ،اصفهان
Shifteh AnsariTue Mar 16, 2010 12:10 PM PDT
//fuadroshan.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post_1...
جرس:اولین گزارش های چهارشنبه سوری از تهران، اصفهان، شیراز و مشهد
Shifteh AnsariTue Mar 16, 2010 12:08 PM PDT
جرس: علیرغم هشدارهای تند مقامات نظامی و امنیتی پیرامون هرگونه تحرک و حضور در مراسم چهارشنبه سوری امسال و حاکمیت جو پلیسی بر شهرها و همچنین صدور فتوای "حرام و نامشروع" بودن این مراسم، از ساعات آغازین بعد از ظهر امروز، مردم ایران در شهرهای مختلف دست به آتش بازی و برپائی سنت ایرانی زدند.
تهــــران
به گزارش شاهدان عینی، شهرک اکباتان از بعد از ظهر امروز با وجود برقراری ایست بازرسی و کنترل مبادی ورود و خروج شهرک و کنترل افراد و خودروها، جوانان شهرک با روشن کردن آتش مورد حمله گروهی از شبه نظامیان قرار گرفته و درگيری شدیدی رخ داد.
در حوالی پل سيدخندان نیز، گزارش هایی از روشن کردن کوه عظیم آتش توسط مردم و درگیری با ماموران یگان ویژه مخابره شد که برخی رسانه ها نیز از بازداشت یک سرباز نيروي انتظامي توسط ديگرافراد نيروهاي انتظامي به دليل تمرد از دستور در برخورد با مردم خبر دادند.
گزارش های دیگر، از زد و خورد شدید بسیجیان و ماموران یگان ویژه با مردم و جوانان، از گیشا، یوسف آباد، نظام آباد، آریاشهر، تهرانپارس، ری و جوادیه خبر داده و شعارهای "مرگ بر دیکتاتور"، "توپ تانک بسیجی دیگر اثر ندارد" و ... مخابره گردیده است.
باقیش اینجا: //www.rahesabz.net/story/12274/
مراسم چهارشنبه سوری در کرج به درگیری و زدو خورد بین جوانان و نیر
Shifteh AnsariTue Mar 16, 2010 12:06 PM PDT
مراسم چهارشنبه سوری در کرج به درگیری و زدو خورد بین جوانان و نیروهای سرکوبگر تبدیل شد
بنابه گزارشات رسیده به فعالین حقوق بشر و دمکراسی در ایران،علیرغم حضور گسترده نیروهای سرکوبگر در شهر کرج ولی جوانها از لحظاتی پیش مراسم چهارشنبه سوری را برگزار کردند.این مراسم با ترقه و فشفشه همراه است.
غروب سه شنبه ۲۵ اسفند از حوالی ساعت ۲۰:۰۰ مردم و جوانان کرج در نقاط مختلف شهر به خیابانها سازیر شده اند بطوری که خیابانها مملو از جمعیت است. صدهای شدید انفجار ترقه هم جا را فرا گرفته است. جوانان به سوی نیروهای سرکوبگر ترقه ها پرتاب می کنند و در حال حاضر در منطقه عظیمیه کرج در گیری شدید بین جوانان و نیروهای سرکوبگر در جریان است و در چند مورد نیروهای سرکوبگر مجبور به فرار شدند و یک جنگ وگریز بین جوانان نیروی انتظامی ادامه دارد.
نیروهای سرکوبگر از بعد از ظهر در میادین شهر مستقر شدند و در مواردی با موتورهای خود اقدام به مانور برای ایجاد رعب و وحشت می کنند. اما تعداد جمعیت به حدی زیاد است که هر گونه قدرت عمل را از نیروهای سرکوبگر گرفته شده است.
فعالین حقوق بشر و دمکراسی در ایران
//iranhrnews.com/?p=5042/
Photographs from Charshanbeh Souri
by Shifteh Ansari on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:04 PM PDT//www.flickr.com/photos/sabzphoto/sets/721576...