Ashura Remembered
A chronology of the events of February Fifth. All times are Tehran local.
Plainclothes and SSF have been present in Behesht-e-Zahra Cemetery since 0700. Beginning at approximately 0900 a large number of people have gathered in sections 259 and 302 where those who died in the Ashura Uprisings are buried. BY 1030 sections 9, 302 and 304 are so filled with people that it is almost impossible to move.
By 1600 the Internet has gotten very slow and sometimes cut off. Cell phones are not working in the Behesht Zahra Cemetery and Imam Hossein Square. Skype and Short Message Services are cut off also.
In Lars Friday Prayers were not held due to demonstrations. Residents of Lars contend that the SSF forces are not Iranian and brutally beat whomever they come across. The people are still refusing to open their shops.
At 2000 families of political prisoners are gathering in front of Evin Prison to demand the release of their loved ones. The numbers are increasing every minute. At 2200 the Bassiji could not break up the demonstrations.
Analysis. Hold on to your hats.
