A brief survey of what I can glean from unconventional sources this morning (much of which coming direct from Iran via the #iranelections hash tag on Twitter)
1. Press coverage is increasingly difficult. Foreign journalists are being harried by security forces, and some may have been expelled from the country. Their freedom of movement around Tehran is limited, and coverage outside the capital is very limited indeed.
2. State radio is reporting that seven died after basijis opened fire on a crowd surrounding barracks in Tehran. Mainstream media is repeating that number, but generally is listing only one confirmed fatality - seemingly based on this (warning, graphic) photo taken by an AP photographer. Channel 4 News has footage of basijis opening fire on the crowd. Unconfirmable reports suggest another half-dozen students may have died after basijis invaded Tehran university dorms overnight, while further reports suggest that hospitals in many major cities have received a massive influx of people injured in clashes with security forces.
3. There are suggestions that a rival, pro-Ahmadinejad demonstration is being organised for later today in the immediate vicinity of a pro-Moussavi demonstration in Vali Asr street, in Tehran. It could be a move to attempt to discredit the protesters by accusing them of fomenting violence, should clashes (as is likely) occur.
More when I have time.
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