Blogosphere defiant in support of Mousavi

SUPPORTERS of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi posted defiant messages on Twitter yesterday, calling for a second banned pro-Mousavi rally to go ahead and offering security updates.

Websites such as Twitter and Facebook have become a focal point for young, urban Iranians opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who defeated Mousavi in last Friday’s presidential election and whose government controls the state media.

“Alert: Mousavi march still on. 5pm,” read one short message, or “tweet”, on Twitter.