Currently
there is not much one can do to directly support the demonstrators.
However, there is a lot we can do indirectly to support them and
advance their struggle.
1. See this page for what you can do in terms of the cyber war:
http://riseoftheiranianpeople.com/2009/06/17/cyberwar-guide-for-iran-elections-what-you-can-do/
If
you are knowledgeable on proxies that would be incredibly helpful, as
Iranians are constantly needing new proxies as the government
identifies and shuts down existing ones. Otherwise, there are other
things you can find on that list to do.
2. Promote the following article:
http://riseoftheiranianpeople.com/2009/06/17/fake-iran-election-tweeters/
The more people know which Twitter accounts are unreliable, the more
accurate the information is that is spread.
3.
If you are bilingual with ANY language and English, then start
translating! Primarily obviously is Farsi-English translations, but
translations from other languages would be greatly appreciated as well.
There is information going through various foreign-language media
outlets that is being missed by the English-only crowd because of it.
Also,
help us translate some of our articles and statements into different
languages. The more that everything is translated, the further it can
be spread.
4. If you have any contacts with Iranians or Iranian
exiles then send us (or anyone else) reports on what they are saying is
happening. We do NOT want ANY information that could compromise
ANYBODY, so if you are going to send something to us (OR ANYONE) then
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO PERSONAL INFORMATION OR INFO THAT COULD BE
USED TO IDENTIFY ANYONE. Assume that any information you report will be
sent straight to the Iranian government, and take ZERO risks.
If
you would like to send us reports from friends or family in Iran but
are apprehensive for this reason, then do NOT tell us anything more
than we need to. "A friend" or "a source" will suffice.
5.
Advertise our website far and wide, as well as all others that are
working hard to put out accurate information as fast as possible (Nico
Pitney's blog and Revolutionary Road blog are two that should be
promoted as well). Our goal is to have our website be the most
comprehensive in terms of news, media and reports, so that one can
simply go to one place to retrieve all crucial information without
having to hunt through tons of websites and sift through conflicting
Twitter and news reports for hours to find out the truth (that's our
job :P).
http://riseoftheiranianpeople.com/links/
6.
If you find any more sources or Twitter accounts that are reliable then
send them to us. The more sources that we have the more accurate and up
to date our site can be, and thus the more accurate and up to date
everyone is.
7. Send us information! If you have a news
report/photos/videos that we have not yet uploaded then email them to
us. We try to get everything up on the site, but we can only put so
much effort into it ourselves and thus we are bound to miss some
things. You can email us information at:
riseoftheiranianpeople@gmail.com