Thursday, July 9, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Jason Jones in Iran (3)
Jason Jones in Iran (2)
The Daily show in Iran
I saw this and I think it's a great way to make the world understand better who we are. And that we are not so different from the people in western countries.
Oh yea, and it's hilarious!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The false Neda
Further information here
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
06/23/2009 Video
People in Tehran shouting
Down with the islamic republic!
Watch out the day when we are armed!
Tonight is the night of revolution!
Down with the Basiji!
What do you think about it? Is the revolution near or will everything stay the same?
Monday, June 22, 2009
To my Iranian sisters
They tried to put you down by veiling your hair, but they can never veil your mind. They tried to weaken you by beating your body, but they can never weaken your will. They tried to make you silent by taking your rights, but they underestimated your silent screams. And now you fight back, with all the bravery that is inside you and with all the patience that helped you to survive. We will never forget what you have done for your people, what you have done for us, and the next generation will think of you in love and the deepest respect.
They tried to put you down, but instead they gave you wings. And they will regret.
"There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind."
Virginia Woolf
(A Room of One's Own)
Virginia Woolf
(A Room of One's Own)
Neda
What kind of man shoots at a 26 year old girl? What does he think? Does he have friends? Does he return to his home in the evening and play with his children? Does he have dreams and wishes for his future? Does he have a favourite song or movie?
Everyone has a few minutes before falling asleep at night, when he can think about his life. What does this man think? Does he ever really think?
Does he regret that he had killed, that he had murdered her? Does he tell his mother, his sister, that he was the one who shot her?
After all he is a human being, isn't he?
I just try to understand.
Neda, you werent supposed to die like that. You werent supposed to become the symbol of a movement. You were supposed to go to school, to university. You were supposed to go out with your girlfriends, to date handsome guys and to fall in love. You were supposed to cry, to laugh, to hate and to love. You were supposed to live, Neda. It was your right!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
06/21/2009
Basiji arresting two young men in Tehran. The guy who is filming is cursing at them
I got this video from the youtube page of racistworld
Natarsid! Natarsid! Ma hame baham hastim!!
This video was shot yesterday, June 20th, in Tehran. People are shouting "Dont be afraid! Dont be afraid! We are all together!!!!" And when the Basiji Dogs attack them and people start to run away, they shout "Dont run away!! Dont be afraid!"
Protests in other cities
Today I was watching CNN News and they were showing a video from Shiraz and saying it was the first time that there were any signs that there are also protests going on outside of Teheran. But there have been demonstrations everywhere since day one. Please do not forget that!
Poem on the rooftops of Teheran
I tried to find words for this one, but it's just impossible. Watch it and you'll understand
Protests in Teheran, 6/20/2009 (2)
Since there is practically no free media in the country, people think the protests are becoming smaller. But they are not!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Iran's Youth
So I'm following the advice given me in a comment to my last entry. Dear Commentator, you were right. I won't remove the pictures from the last entry, but I'll try to give you some impressions of what our youth is really like.
And how big the break between the people and the government really is.
Now that we have your attention...
Iran is changing in these days. And the whole world is watching. How the people protest against the regime, how students get shot and die in the arms of their friends, how paramilitary forces are spreading terror in students dorms, on the street, in private homes. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and iReport make it possible.
But what about the last 30 years? Who was watching then? When the government killed ten
thousands of students in the late eighties? When Ayatollah Khomeini sent thousands of minors, 15 year old boys, to die in the war against Iraq? The media makes it look like Iran was a working democracy until last friday, but it never was.
Our government doesn't work for us, they work for themselves and their craving for power. The so called democracy is just ridiculous, since the almighty supreme leader does not get elected by the people.
I always felt as if the world had forgotten us. Everybody has an opinion when it comes to Palestine, when it comes to whether computer games should be banned or not, when it comes to Paris Hilton's new hairstyle.
But what about us? People from other countries seem to think that our biggest problem is being forced to wear a headscarf in public or not being allowed to go to clubs and parties and that we are muslims and it should be okay for us.
And I cant remember ever seeing a news report about the executions of minors in the Islamic Republic. About writers, students and poets tortured to death. About mentally retarded, sexually abused girls executed by stoning. In 2008 350 people were executed by the regime. And most of them not for murdering or hurting other people, but for "crimes against the moral".
I dont want to tell you stories about how people
get tortured, for what "crimes" they have to let their lives. I dont want this shocking effect which only generates compassion. And I don't want to create any opinions about who is good and who is not (Especially when it comes to the revolution 30 years ago and the role of the Shah then).
But I do want you to see, to realize, that we have the same drive to live in freedom as you do.
That we will not be content with a change within the system.
That this is not only about election fraud, not only about our right to vote and get heard, but about our right to live in a peaceful society, where our personal, religious and economical freedom and our cultural identity is respected and defended by the government.
Now that you have seen that we are a peaceful nation, that we do want to get rid of this regime please get informed about what happened in our country the last 30 years. Don't forget those who had to leave their lives, who were murdered by the regime, before the society was ready rise and to fight for their freedom!
PS: I will search some good links about recent Iranian history and the actual situation of the human rights and post them here as soon as possible.
Just heartbreaking
This was written by an iranian blogger. I just want to share it with you
I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I’m listening to all my favorite music. I even want to dance to a few songs. I always wanted to have very narrow eyebrows. Yes, maybe I will go to the salon before I go tomorrow! There are a few great movie scenes that I also have to see. I should drop by the library, too. It’s worth to read the poems of Forough and Shamloo again. All family pictures have to be reviewed, too. I have to call my friends as well to say goodbye. All I have are two bookshelves which I told my family who should receive them. I’m two units away from getting my bachelors degree but who cares about that. My mind is very chaotic. I wrote these random sentences for the next generation so they know we were not just emotional and under peer pressure. So they know that we did everything we could to create a better future for them. So they know that our ancestors surrendered to Arabs and Mongols but did not surrender to despotism. This note is dedicated to tomorrow’s children…”
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