The following is an account of the day's events in Tehran, Iran as told by a University student, relayed via Twitter. No changes have been made in spelling or grammar. The term IRG means "Iranian Revolutionary Guard", and the Basiji are a militia group acting in support of the government.
I, like many others, have been following the accounts offered by these courageous people who are risking their very lives in pursuit of greater freedom for themselves and their fellow citizens.
Each line was a separate "Tweet", but taken together, provides an emotionally moving tale of those who are fighting against an oppressive regime.
it was a nightmare, I can barely breath & my face is burning, Masood got shot in the arm & Shayan's brother is missing
I don't know where to start with, first they attack our peacful memorial gathering in front of the university with water gun
the university's doors were close, we couldn't run everywhere! & then they start shooting tear gas at us
they were so many! riot police, normal police, intel, IRG, Basij! I managed to scape, but they captured so many people
all routes to Azady square were blocked & if anyone stopped walking or walking slow they hit him/her brutally
there was no safe path, people were walking in cycles between all variety of security forces
I think they made fun of people, don't go here, go this way, not that way & for no apparent reason suddenly attacking random people
we tried our best using all known shortcuts for reaching Azady SQ were mousavi was, but ended up in face to face with IRG
they weren't just the ordinary police or motorcycle riot guard, they were soldiers holding MP5 supported by reinforced military cars
we didn't realize for a moment they started shooting at people, the gun's sound was like a toy gun, not loud & the soliders were smiling
I was going to tell masood they are using fake guns for scaring people! until people started screaming in agony
we were at Nosrat st, and that part of that damned street had no were for covering
we ran as fast as we could in the opposite direction, at the same time basiji bastards started to hit fleeing people
I think I saw 2 or 3 people lying on the ground in blood & IRG started to move them, probably hide them.
I lost masood in the crowd in upper streets of Nosrat the irony was everything was calm there & people overthere shocked by the looks of us
it was the biggest disadvantage for us today, police & basij managed to cut off people and prevent them from gathering
they also attacked & arrested anyone with any green symbols or mousavi's pictures
damned government also armed street thugs & Afghan workers with anti riot shields & wooden or electric batons
most of them wearing in house clothings & I think they were really enjoying attacking people
apprently when I was wandering in Laleh Park searching for water Shayan managed to take Masood to a local Doctor
I'm safe, and last time I checked masood he was at a friend's office with some of the students & he was ok.
it looks some people are still out there, I can hear a chopper passing by
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