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Light a candle for Neda

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:39:11 +0000

Light a candle for the memory of Neda and other martyrs of the green movement…

World Day Against Cyber Censorship

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:31:10 +0000

March 12th is the world day against cyber censorship and is celebrated by Reporters without borders. As Iran has one of the highest internet censorships in thee world, I wanted to honor this day in my blog, even if in just a few words…

A few days ago I wrote about Poster4Tomorrow in my Persian blog, this poster is one of the best posters in their last year’s competition entitled, “The pencil is mightier than sword”. The poster is a work by Andrea Castelletti, Italian artist with the title: “Limit the freedom of Speech”.
More about this competition and the recent competition of Poster4Tomorrow in their website. I think this poster is the best way to describe freedom of speech in Iran today…

Iran hit new Record: 52 Journalists in prison

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:11:47 +0000

Committee to protect Journalists in its latest monthly survey announced that after the recent crackdown on media in February Iran has hit a new record in the world with 52 journalists in prison, a third of all those in jail around the world. After Iran China with 24 journalists in prison and Cuba with 22 have the second and biggest prison for journalists. Read the complete report here.

Caricature by Nikahang Kowsar

Happy 8th of March

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:28:33 +0000

To say happy 8th of March I made this image in Inkscape, I got the idea from the booklet of 1 million signature campaign that was distributed today in Iran.

Maziar Bahari’s letter to Khamenei

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:39:17 +0000

Maziar Bahari’s letter to Khamenei (NYT):

Your government issued me a press card. But I was coerced to make a false televised confession admitting that I was acting as an agent of evil Western media. I was forced to say the media are trying to overthrow the Islamic government. I was beaten and threatened with execution to make that confession. I was beaten again after the show because I did not perform as well as my interrogator would have liked. Yes, Ayatollah Khamenei, I had to apologize to you on television to stop my torturer from punching me in the head.

Basij member describes election abuse

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:03:19 +0000

A former Basij member -the Iranian religious militia- in an interview with Channel 4 has revealed part of the abuse and killing they’ve been ordered to do. It is a short video worth watching (Might contain graphic images).
You can also hear to the whole interview in Persian and read the article here.

Human rights worst in the last 20 years

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:16:31 +0000

Human rights violations in Iran are now as bad as at any time in the past 20 years, Amnesty International has said in a new report on the aftermath of last June’s presidential election. (Read the whole article here)
Bellow you can watch the interview of Dr. Arash Hejazi who was the witness of Neda’s death with Amnesty International:

Maziar Bahari Free after 118 days

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:38:07 +0000

Maziar Bahari, Newsweeks journalist who has been arrested and in the notorius Evin prison since june 12th has been released. Read his story in News week and watch Fareed Zakaria’s interview with him.

Iranian demonstrations 4th of July

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:43 +0000

Yesterday’s demonstrations showed the world that the Green movement is alive and despite all the suppression, imprisonments and killings that the regime did to people they’re still out there fighting the dictatorship. Instead of writing too much I share some links where you can read and see more about these demonstrations:

- CNN’s report showing the people bringing down Khamenei’s picture and wipping their foot on his face.
- A collection of videos from the demonstrations showing police brutality towards thee green people.
- The green movment lives (in German), German news paper Die Zeit report on the new demonstrations.
- CNN’s interview with Neda’s mother, She was an Angel. (at the moment it is on the first page of CNN)

Trial Scam

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:03:46 +0000

The first trials of opposition political activists and protesters arrested after June’s disputed Iranian presidential election began today. A trial Scam with confessions prepared under torture, without any jury and defense lawyers.
Looking at the face of Mohammad Ali Abtahi, the former vice president and blogger tells all that the prisoners have been through during their prison time. Abtahi has lost 18 kilograms during 43 days in prison. just compare his photo before and after his prison time. Also read the English translation of Mowjcamp that Naj has made in his blog.
A Country In Shock, A People In Fury

If you haven’t yet watched the Jason Jones report (the Daily Show) where he interviews Abtahi watch it here.