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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…

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:

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)

I’m not afraid Anymore

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:26:07 +0000

I just read (in Persian) a beautiful description of what happened yesterday in Tehran’s cemetery to the people that were planning to go to Neda’s grave. The description is so poetic and beautiful that I decided to translate it to English to share with you. (read the original text in Persian here)

It is hot. I am tired. It has been two nights that I haven’t had proper sleep. I just came directly from my village next to Isfahan to Beheshte Zahra. I’m still wearing green scarf and haven’t had a proper meal since morning.
Sun is shinning on our head and we are chanting slogans, but we are late…
The riot police have surrounded section 257 [where Neda’s grave is]. Riot police is standing in front of us. We are a lot, we are chanting slogans and going forward and the Police are retreating. We have the good feeling of Victory.

I tell my friend:
Who are all these people? How is it that they’re not getting tired? How is it they have so much energy?
A lady next to me was shouting: “Government of Coup, Resign, Resign”
I am feeling so tired, tell my friend: “I’m not planning to get martyred today, shall we go home?”
She asks me: “are you afraid?”
I reply: Maybe, since the day that I saw the police hitting that young man on the head with baton and seeing the blood from his head, I got afraid. These days when I get home midnight, until I hear that all my friends have also got home safe I feel my heart in my mouth.

What time was it, Yeah it was around 6. Suddenly they started attacking us. I was still wondering if I’m afraid or not. They started hitting us with their batons. My friend and I are now separated.
I’m standing, suddenly I’m feeling calm. I don’t feel like running away. The black dressed riot police come towards me, moving their batons and swearing.
I’m still standing. A riot police stands in front of me and shouts: “Piss off”, but I’m still standing. It is the 254th section.
I’m all alone. They fired tear gas in the next section. Smoke and dust makes it difficult to see. I look around me. Look into the eyes of the riot police that is staring at me behind his mask. Hatred is in my eyes. I’m not afraid. I don’t “piss off”.
I’m standing here. In 254th section of Beheshte Zahra. The police spray pepper in my eyes. Someone shoots tear gas towards us.
I’m still standing, I’m still standing. My face is burning. Someone grabs my hand and pull me.
BUT I’m NOT AFRAID ANYMORE….

Bella Ciao, Goodbye beautiful

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:18:02 +0000

Bella Ciao, dedicated to the martyrs of Green movement of Iran, Video with Persian and English translation and pictures of Iranian Green movement.

40 Days since Neda’s death, Police attacked people in the memorial

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:53:06 +0000

*Today has been 40 days since Neda was killed, Marking this day memorial was planned on the side of her burial. They didn’t let Mousavi and Karrubi to enter the cemetery and clashed with people using tear gas and baton.
*Watch this video on YouTube where Fareed Zakaria has an interview with a Prof. from Iran who is the moutpiece of the government.
*My good friend Jadi has translated a Poem from Persian to English I thought I’ll share it here too.

You are afraid of Green
You are afraid of RED
You are afraid of voice
You are afraid of Silence
You are afraid of darkness
You are afraid of light
You are afraid of speech
And you are afraid of un-speakable

You are afraid of poem
You are afraid of thought
You are afraid of writings
and you are afraid of what I can not write.

Why should we,
be afraid of YOU?

Anothre proof of Basiji’s shooting at protestors

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:22:41 +0000

While the Iranian government is repeating in national media that Police and Basiji’s never shoot at protestors and they accuse of foreign countries and protestors of “staging the Killing of Neda” another video captured by citizens has been published on Aljazira television showing the Basiji’s shooting at protestors from the roof of a building.
Watch this video here.

Meanwhile the Dr. Hejazi that was present at the moment when Neda was shot has talked to BBC about the series of actions that resulted in Neda being shot dead. You can watch this interview here.

WE WILL NOT FORGET!

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:47:12 +0000

This Saturday, Police and Basiji militia attacked people who were trying to go to one of the main squares of Tehran for another peaceful protest, similar to those peaceful protests we have witnessed last Wednesday and Thursday. Many were killed and injured during the shootings; up to 500 people were also arrested. One of the most shocking images were from a girl captured on the camera in the last minutes of her life.
This image is made from the video on which Neda a young Iranian girl were murdered by the bullets of basijis to tell Neda that WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

- The state media is accusing people of being rioters, and they even photoshop gun in the hand of people. The only video’s they show on national TV are the guards or Basiji’s being beaten by people!
Meanwhile there are images like these showing the police destroying car windows so that they can arrest people with a “reason”!

Read: The Devil In the Digits (Washington Post)