A little more on the Iran protests...

To update on Jessica's post yesterday about the protest in Iran, several Iranian female bloggers have come out in support of the protesters and are decrying the actions of the police officers, many of whom were women.

Among the police were a number of women officers. Their behaviour has been widely noted by Iranian bloggers.

One site commented that the women police were swinging their batons without restraint.

Another written by an eyewitness called the confrontation between the women police officers and protesters "very interesting" - and described one protester being chased by a policewoman, shouting back at her: "Don't you care if your husband takes a second wife?"

A posting on another site described some policewomen as taking off their chadors so they could use their batons more easily - commenting acidly that they did not seem to mind that non-family members could see them uncovered and hear their voices.

Along with blogs and comments, several pictures have been published detailing the actions of the police as well.

Certainly an example of how blogging and alternative news media can work hand in hand with activism, especially in places where access to news is mediated.

via BBC News.

UPDATE: Global Voices Online has a great roundup of posts out of Iran.