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Eyewitness Accounts of Iran Protests on Twitter
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The Iranian government has tried to clamp down on coverage of the protests, shutting down websites, blocking access to social media sites and intimidating foreign reporters. But first-hand accounts are nevertheless proliferating on Twitter (text-messaging has been shut down, but many eye-witnesses are getting their stories out through proxy servers.)
For up-to-the-minute coverage of the protests, check out this Twitter feed:
Caveat: This feed is obviously unedited, so not everything can be verified.
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