35,000 people protested in Iran yesterday, marking the tenth anniversary of the brutal crackdowns at the universities in 1999, despite warnings from the government that they would be facing arrest and death.
These people are not backing down. This is not over.
http://iran.whyweprotest.net/news-current-events/10643-green-brief-23-july-09-a.html21. In Tehran, the Telephone Directory Service was out, SMS was cut off again, cell phones weren’t working in several parts of the city and even land-lines were also cut off in some parts. Most Iranian televisions ignored protests almost completely. Some later showed limited footage. Press TV again claimed that the UK was unquestionably behind the unrest in Iran. Where is the American mainstream media in all of this? Why are they still covering the death of a has-been musician and pedophile? Aren't they supposed to be covering the
news?
CNN is a worldwide news source, and they could be a major voice for change and an end to repression. They have repeatedly over the past month failed their mandate. Maintaining silence in the face of brutality, repression, and censorship validates those tactics. All over the world, CNN is considered the voice of America. In the face of their indifference and their decision to suddenly become just another entertainment "news" source, they have failed us all and silenced our voice.
If we as a nation keep silent, if we ignore what is happening in Iran, we are in effect supporting their brutal regime and aiding them in their attempts to cut their people off from the rest of the world.
Every day I and many, many others are working hard to help the Iranian people be heard. Won't you please join us in speaking out against brutality and censorship? Email the news sources of your choice, let them know you want them to cover the REAL news. Speak up, in any way you can, in any venue you can, to anyone who will listen. Let the world know that repression and brutality no longer have a place in this world. Every voice matters...let yours be heard.
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I've given up on the mainstream media for getting news, as well, but unfortunately they're the voice we have internationally. CNN is watched worldwide, and they have the ability to make a difference in the world. And they're not, and it makes me frothing mad.
I keep hoping that if enough of us speak out, if enough of us keep demanding real news coverage of real events, they will wake up and step up and be our voice again.
I don't think we can afford to just give up on them, just ignore them...they're the outlet we have to the world, whether we like it or not. We owe it to ourselves to keep trying to make them see sense. It's like politics...just because we feel that politicians won't really bring a change to the country or won't speak for us is no excuse not to vote. We have to try.
If we speak up loud enough, often enough, we will eventually be heard...