Showing posts with label riot police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label riot police. Show all posts

Monday, December 28, 2009

Clashes captured between protesters and the Basij police forces

A few new videos from Iran have been posted that merit highlighting. From these three videos, and others included in the playlist, it seems as though the protestors have been forcefully resisting the police crackdown.

This footage gives a true panoramic view of one intersection in Tehran situated under the Kalej Bridge. The sense of pandemonium in the streets is palpable as the cameraman documents the scene around him - several wounded protestors are being ushered to safety in the first 30 seconds, police forces are being confronted by the crowds, women are screaming, car horns are honking, and the entire area appears to be filled with people.



This video shows protestors cornering several Basij police officers and allegedly forcing them to say "Khamenei is a Bastard!"


This video shows protestors capturing a member of the Basij and roughing him up against a car.



Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Protesters Attacking the Basij

This is incredible footage of Iranians attacking and beating members of the Basij. Police motorcycles have been lit on fire, and the streets are filled with people running around and yelling loudly. At a few points in the video, it looks as though a number of citizens are trying to protect the fallen Basij officers from being further injured by their fellow protesters.

There's no indication of when this video was shot, but it looks to have been taken from an Iranian news organization called the Fars News Agency.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Kicking Down the Doors

There's something very unnerving about this video. It's another one shot by someone on the roof of a building, looking down into an alley way below. Here, they've captured footage of a large group of riot police who appear to be trying forcefully to kick down a door, albeit unsuccessfully. They give up and join forces with another dozen of their fellow police and re-enter the main roadway. You can hear people shrieking in the background.