While media attention on Iran has dwindled as popular protests have been suppressed, social media has continued to maintain a picture into what is happening in the country. The Iran Rooftop Project blog posts videos every night of the protests that continue from the roof tops of homes in Tehran.
In reaction to the recent election results, every night people shout and scream Allah-o-Akbar which literally means ‘god is great’ but also is the recognized cry for freedom.
The site explains its motivations:
One of the most compelling elements of the continued uprising in Iran has been when each night under the cover of darkness Iranians chant themselves hoarse from the rooftops, balconies, and windows of their homes. This is done to express resolve, hope, frustration, but probably more than anything else – to provide a way for people to be together, in spirit and in their cause. As long as their voices echo through each night, Iran is not yet free. It is the soundtrack of revolution.
This is meant to be the most complete possible collection of recordings of nighttime protest in Iran since the beginning of the uprising. Its goal is to locate and profile at least one video for each night primarily focusing on the nightly chanting of Allah-o-Akbar from the rooftops whenever that footage is available. Some of these videos have not been widely seen until now. I will continue to update this post with new videos as they become available, please encourage people in Iran to try to record these evening chants of Allah-o-Akbar so that the world can continue to see and hear them every day.
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