Tehran's Green Zone
From my FLICKR peep in Tehran. it's good to read what he has to say about the elections:
We were warned with great seriousness not get in involved with any form of protest today. We were told that various forms of security would be there to greet us and be very heavy handed, maybe using live ammunition again. We were told that a rally had been organised gathering pro-Ahmadinejad supporters who would protest the destructive rioting by the Mousavi supporters. We were told to stay calm and wait by Mousavi. But still we came out and in great numbers.My frustration was that if we wait for the time to be right, it will never come and be less likely to be able to come.
From Valiasr to Vanak, to Parkway and on to Tajrish the roads were filled with people showing peace signs and marching in silence. "Your hands are your slogan", said those with fingers on their lips, occasionally hushing the crowd. This is a method by which to avoid the description of a protest and yesterday at Azadi (Freedom) Square, this proved very successful - bar the 7-deaths among what is reported to be a million or so people.
It was an incredible feeling seeing a sea of people and hearing only a quiet hum of voices. The understanding and cooperation among the people was unusual from my experience of this place, but things went very smoothly and the little security seen was out of the way and only observing.
I myself wanted to make my way to IRIB, also known as Sedaye Sima, a place on route. This is the national broadcasting house where the results were announced to the nation. I've heard they have their own private security, which worried me at first, but upon arrival they we not visibly present. Outside this location we sat down; we kind of had no choice as the entire remaining road to Tajrish was filled. Occasional cheers and whistle came but most of the participant hushed things down again.
Upon arriving back to Vanak where I hoped to get a taxi out of town, the rally against the supposed rioting, those supporting Ahmadinejad, arrived. The took the Square and started chanting religious slogans. Those whom I was following were quick to reroute the crowd out of the way, yet as I left the Square I feared that with sunset the attacks would begin.
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