Strike Called for Tuesday

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From a reliable Twitter source:

People – no business in Iran TUESDAY – sorry we are all on STRIKE

UPDATED: 6/24 at 12:13am GMT

NOTE:  We apologize for the sporadic coverage of the strikes.  The fact is that since yesterday there has been very little in terms of news coming out of the country.  We are searching furiously for more information, and update the site as soon as we receive news.

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Green Brief #6 – 8. Tuesday has been declared a national strike by Mousavi and his backers. Already close to half of the shops in Tehran were closed on Sunday. (Sunday is not a holiday in Iran; Friday is.) It has been reported that in the provinces, people are excited about the news and many important figures in provinces are openly or secretly backing the call. The government is threatening people that they’ll be fired if they didn’t show up at their jobs on Tuesday.

Unconfirmed – RT Strikes were a success across Iran today, even without the final word to begin. Many cities were closed for business.

PersianKiwi – reports that Bazaars throughout main Iranian cities were mostly closed today for unofficial strike.

Mousavi – We will not expend any more energy talking to the Gov in the streets – we must change course.

Mousavi – From Today every morning at 9am WE ALL travel to Tehran Bazaar – whatever reaction from Gov – Bazaar will close.

Mousavi – stop all work and travel with friends & family toward Tehran Bazaar every day at 9am.

HOPI Blog – Hospital Workers have gone on strike in compliance for the calls for a nationwide strike.

National strike called for Tuesday in Iran

Posted by Craig Kanalley on 6/22/09 • Categorized as Middle East, elections

It is now after midnight in Iran – officially Tuesday – and Breaking Tweets can now verify that a national strike has indeed been called for on this day in Iran.

Numerous reliable Twitterers in Iran are now confirming this news. Many are saying that Mir Hossein Mousavi himself called for the strike, however the official Twitter and Facebook pages for Mousavi do not yet mention it. It is possible he communicated this through other means.

Even so, there is a clear organization for this general strike, first rumored several days ago. Trusted Iranian Twitterers said confirmation of the strike would not come until the last possible moment so that it catches the government off guard, and confirmation is now surfacing.

There is a call for all workers, government and non-government, not to show up to work and for Iranians to do no business on Tuesday. Many have called for bazaars to shut down. Some are calling for the strike to last longer than Tuesday to further disrupt the nation’s economy and cripple the current government.

The question is how many will participate and how effective the strike will be, as SMS, cell phone networks, and many Web sites remain offline in various parts of Iran. Mass protests the last few days have undoubtedly been disrupted and there has been confusion due to the lack of communication channels. It is also uncertain how widespread this movement will be outside of Tehran.

Source:  http://www.breakingtweets.com/2009/06/22/national-strike-called-for-tuesday-in-iran/