Who is on Twitter from Iran?

Updated June 22 2009



Here is the updated list of Twitter-ers on the ground in Iran:

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@4myppl @abzole @adoostdar @alirezasha @anonymousiniran @avahedi @azarnoush @bahadorn @Bahram81 @bta_f @Change_for_Iran @duckdaotsu @fafamx @farnamb @Ghattavi @gita (protected) @hamednz @huti_421 @iran09 @iranbaan @IranElection09 @IranPishi @IranRiggedElect @IranUltimatum @jadi @jimsciuttoABC (left?) @jubinahdi @knv @LaraABCNews @madyar @mahdi (protected) @mehri912 @mhrshd @MiladRevolution @mohamadreza (protected) @mohandesalireza @monshi @mousavi1388 @Mynumberone1988 @mtux (protected) @openiran @parastoo @parhamdoustdar @persiankiwi @pleasesaveiran @PouyanA @ralavi @ramezanpour (protected) @SadeqEn (protected) @sasan_j @Shahrzadmo @smileofcrash @StopAhmadi @TehranBureau @tehranelection @VoiceofIran @willyong @WhereIsMyVoteIr @zahrahb

For a good real-time overview of the latest Twitter updates and news overview on the post-election protests, check Twazzup.

Update: June 19
There has been an active debate on other blogs and websites whether or not we should publish this list. See also the comments on this post.
Do we put people's lives in danger? I asked some of the Twitterers in Iran, but did not get an answer.
My view is: Nobody in Iran will come onto a public medium unless they consciously choose to do so. All of them hide their real identity, and actively request people to re-broadcast the information they are giving from the ground, especially as the traditional media have been put on restraint.
An interesting post on this subject, you find on the Traveller Within.

Update: June 20
On my own initiative, I deleted those who did not seem to take enough precautions in hiding their identity.

Update: June 22
On the same topic, this tweet came out today: "@shahrzadmo: State TV: Send your videos to Police so they recognise the "rioters" and arrest them!"... Does this also mean bloggers around the world should not republish YouTube videos from the protests, so people don't get identified?

For an overview of the role of social media in "post-election Iran", check this post.

Input thanks to h3x.no, reddit.com, Mohamed, Simon, Daily Dish and fellow twitter users.

Picture courtesy Madyar