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UPDATED Qods Day Video Special: The Black-and-White Soccer Game
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 19:17
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UPDATED 20 September: Is this why the authorities had to censor the coverage of the Esteghlal-Estell Azin match? This video claims to be of fans moving into the stadium.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7CZ3RPrMc&feature=player_embedded#t=87[/youtube]
UPDATED 19 September: We've been sorting through the mystery, with the help of readers, on today's updates. They have noted, as the second video shows, that the game was later broadcast in colour but --- according to one correspondent --- with old sound overlaid and careful manipulation of camera angles.
As we noted on today's updates, the story started circulating this evening that Iranian state television was carrying tonight's big football match only in parts, only in black-and-white, and without sound. This was supposedly because Iran's national broadcaster could find only one (presumably very old) camera, rather than because thousands of people had gone to the stadium wearing Green and chanting Green slogans.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12dQI6cHlKY&feature=player_embedded#t=276[/youtube]
Later footage:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDXTZA26DZk[/youtube]
NEW Iran Video: Qods Day Protests (18 September)
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UPDATED 20 September: Is this why the authorities had to censor the coverage of the Esteghlal-Estell Azin match? This video claims to be of fans moving into the stadium.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp7CZ3RPrMc&feature=player_embedded#t=87[/youtube]
UPDATED 19 September: We've been sorting through the mystery, with the help of readers, on today's updates. They have noted, as the second video shows, that the game was later broadcast in colour but --- according to one correspondent --- with old sound overlaid and careful manipulation of camera angles.
As we noted on today's updates, the story started circulating this evening that Iranian state television was carrying tonight's big football match only in parts, only in black-and-white, and without sound. This was supposedly because Iran's national broadcaster could find only one (presumably very old) camera, rather than because thousands of people had gone to the stadium wearing Green and chanting Green slogans.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12dQI6cHlKY&feature=player_embedded#t=276[/youtube]
Later footage:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDXTZA26DZk[/youtube]