{"id":394,"date":"2009-07-30T16:02:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ondrocks2000.com\/standpoint\/2009\/07\/30\/a-crucial-resource-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2009-07-30T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T16:02:39","slug":"a-crucial-resource-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ondrocks2000.com\/standpoint\/2009\/07\/30\/a-crucial-resource-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"A Crucial Resource on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The unrest in Iran is slowly creeping out of the headlines, and the blogosphere is fast becoming the best source of information.\u00a0 One blog is leading the way as a resource for reliable and up to date information.<!--break--><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/raymankojast.blogspot.com\/\">Raye Man Kojast?<\/a><\/em>, translated from Farsi as \u2018where is my vote?\u2019, is a blog run by Iranian activists who update readers on events in Iran throughout the day.\u00a0 It was formed the very night that the \u2018election results\u2019 were announced. <\/p>\n<p>Today they reported with live updates from the Behesht Zahra Cemetery in Tehran, where Iranians gathered to commemorate those who have fallen since the protests began.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Iranian dissidents still have the attention of some sections of the world, but the public and media are beginning to lose interest.\u00a0 International attention on Iran is of the upmost importance and as soon as the regime sees that we are losing interest they will crack down like never before.\u00a0 This is why blogs such as <em>Raye Man Kojast<\/em> are so important: they won\u2019t let us forget. \u00a0I therefore urge readers to not only visit the blog on a regular basis, but to recommend it widely.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=A+Crucial+Resource+on+Iran&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fa-crucial-resource-on-iran%2F&amp;via=Crunchify\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fa-crucial-resource-on-iran%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=A+Crucial+Resource+on+Iran https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fa-crucial-resource-on-iran%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fa-crucial-resource-on-iran%2F&amp;title=A+Crucial+Resource+on+Iran\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-pinterest\" data-pin-custom=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fa-crucial-resource-on-iran%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=A+Crucial+Resource+on+Iran\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>No related posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unrest in Iran is slowly creeping out of the headlines, and the blogosphere is fast becoming the best source of information. 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