Taraneh Mousavi is not the first nor last !
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The names and stories of the Iranians who have been brutalized or killed in the aftermath of the post-election protests are gradually seeping into a memorial vault of the faces of suffering and endurance in the name of sociopolitical reform.
One by one, the faces of protest are providing an essential yearbook of the individuals who comprise the protest masses, and a catalogue of the Iranian government’s treatment of political activists.
On Friday July 19, a large group of mourners gathered at the Ghoba mosque in Tehran to await a speech about the martyrs of the post-election protests by presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. According to one Iranian blog, 28-year-old Taraneh Mousavi was one of a group of people that was arrested by plainclothesed security forces for attending the gathering.
Taraneh, whose first name is Persian for “song”, disappeared into arrest.
Weeks later, according to the blog, her mother received an anonymous call from a government agent saying that her daughter has been hospitalized in Imam Khomeini Hospital in the city of Karaj, just north of Tehran — hospitalized for “rupturing of her womb and anus in… an unfortunate accident”.
When Taraneh’s family went to the hospital to find her, they were told she was not there.
According to another Iranian blog which claims to have original information about Taraneh from her family, Iranian security forces contacted Taraneh’s family after the hospital visit warning them not to publicize Taraneh’s story and not to associate her disappearance with arrests made at post-election protests, claiming instead that she had tried to harm herself because of feeling guilty for having pre-marital sex.
Witnesses have come forward to the various Internet sites who are covering Taraneh’s story, stating that she was mentally and physically abused in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and also that a person who matches her physical description and injuries had been treated at the Imam Khomeini Hospital, was unconscious when witnessed and was later transferred out of the hospital while still unconscious.
Taraneh’s is not the first allegation of brutal raping of a post-election protester — according to the UK Guardian, an 18 year old boy in Shiraz was repeatedly gang raped by prison officials while in detention after being arrested for participating in the protests on June 15.
One by one, the faces of protest are providing an essential yearbook of the individuals who comprise the protest masses, and a catalogue of the Iranian government’s treatment of political activists.
On Friday July 19, a large group of mourners gathered at the Ghoba mosque in Tehran to await a speech about the martyrs of the post-election protests by presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. According to one Iranian blog, 28-year-old Taraneh Mousavi was one of a group of people that was arrested by plainclothesed security forces for attending the gathering.
Taraneh, whose first name is Persian for “song”, disappeared into arrest.
Weeks later, according to the blog, her mother received an anonymous call from a government agent saying that her daughter has been hospitalized in Imam Khomeini Hospital in the city of Karaj, just north of Tehran — hospitalized for “rupturing of her womb and anus in… an unfortunate accident”.
When Taraneh’s family went to the hospital to find her, they were told she was not there.
According to another Iranian blog which claims to have original information about Taraneh from her family, Iranian security forces contacted Taraneh’s family after the hospital visit warning them not to publicize Taraneh’s story and not to associate her disappearance with arrests made at post-election protests, claiming instead that she had tried to harm herself because of feeling guilty for having pre-marital sex.
Witnesses have come forward to the various Internet sites who are covering Taraneh’s story, stating that she was mentally and physically abused in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and also that a person who matches her physical description and injuries had been treated at the Imam Khomeini Hospital, was unconscious when witnessed and was later transferred out of the hospital while still unconscious.
Taraneh’s is not the first allegation of brutal raping of a post-election protester — according to the UK Guardian, an 18 year old boy in Shiraz was repeatedly gang raped by prison officials while in detention after being arrested for participating in the protests on June 15.
The psychology of threatening protesters and political activists is not a new science. The strategies and ultimate goals are the same for any kind of torture: to humiliate, disembody (through denying the victim authority over his/her own physical self), extract confessions (whether true or false) and ultimately permanently terrorize the victims to prevent further ‘disturbances’. The last part often fails spectacularly, as victims tend to feel even more antagonism toward the perpetrators, and even more of a ‘do or die’ mentality about agitating for change at any cost.
Prison abuse and torture is also about marking these victims as defiled human beings — it’s like a scarlet letter of social isolation against them, to deny them the community support and strength which they need to move past those memories and not be defined by them. This is where others can step in and change the very attitudes toward abuse which so many institutions count on when they commit these crimes.
The story of Taraneh’s condition is still unfolding and there are no certain confirmations of its details beyond the reports of bloggers who are obliged to remain anonymous for safety reasons — but the idea that political prisoners are being mistreated in this way is not new to Iran and is a significant element of a program of terror which has sustained the current system in Iran.
Taraneh’s story must be told and it must be heard. Perhaps her life can still be saved.
Prison abuse and torture is also about marking these victims as defiled human beings — it’s like a scarlet letter of social isolation against them, to deny them the community support and strength which they need to move past those memories and not be defined by them. This is where others can step in and change the very attitudes toward abuse which so many institutions count on when they commit these crimes.
The story of Taraneh’s condition is still unfolding and there are no certain confirmations of its details beyond the reports of bloggers who are obliged to remain anonymous for safety reasons — but the idea that political prisoners are being mistreated in this way is not new to Iran and is a significant element of a program of terror which has sustained the current system in Iran.
Taraneh’s story must be told and it must be heard. Perhaps her life can still be saved.
posted by Goftaniha @ 8:28 AM,
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Sohrab was also killed !
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sohrab Arab also joined the Neda agha soltan ! He also killed in Evin prison, Dam! A young 19 year old !
posted by Goftaniha @ 6:28 AM,
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There is no difference between, Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Karrubi, Khatami, Rafsanjani, and Mousavi.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
There is no difference between, Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Karrubi, Khatami, Rafsanjani, and Mousavi. In the Islamic Republic you do not become a "khodi" unless you prove yourself. Proving yourself and earning your wings means: Strict adherence to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic (Velayat-e-Fagih, etc.) and survival of the regime. It means killing people. It means raping virgins before they kill them, so that they do not enter paradise. It means treating women and religious and ethnic minorities as second class citizens. It means harassing Bahai’s and calling the spies. It means having a shameful selection process and insulting the human intelligence and calling it elections. It means human trafficking and selling Iranian women as prostitutes in Dubai. It means plundering our national wealth and purchasing nuclear technology to build a bomb. It means supporting Hamas and Hezubullah terrorist groups. It means building hospitals in Palestine and Lebanon while injured Iranians protestors are either turned back or being arrested at Iranian hospitals. It means paying Lebanese families $12,000 for their suffering, while Iranians get nothing for their suffering for the past 30 years. These are all documented facts. Wake up Iran and Iranians. Do not be fooled!
This message is for those who have been fooled by Islamic Republic apologists, thinking that this regime can be reformed, or some of the candidates can institute reforms.
The best of these leaders, was Khatami. During his term in office, students were brutally crushed and more newspapers were shut down than any.
These guys believe that Iran is a conquered country (7th Century Arab Invasion) and that Iran and Iranians and Iran's resources are at their disposal to further the cause of Shiia Islam. Please do not fool yourselves. They do not care for Iranians. They do not care for Iran. They just want our money to accomplish their dirty deeds.
They are all criminals. They have their hands soaked in the Iranian blood. They do not value Iran. They do not value Iranians. They would care less if there is addiction problem in Iran. They do not care if the is prostitution in Iran. They care less if there is 25% unemployment. They would care less if there is 30% inflation annually. Behind the scenes, they are jubilant when a Basij sniper shoots a freedom loving Neda from a roof top under their orders. Then they turn around and blame it on CIA or MEK. To them, the Iranian people do not deserve anymore than they have got.
Iran is a conquered country. They are the rulers and we are the slaves. Listen to their speeches. Read their writings. All Islamic Republic leaders are connected to each other by blood ties and marriage. They are cousins, nieces, aunts and uncles to each other. So therefore, they will never turn against each other. They might attack each other verbally now and then to fool you by thinking that they are fighting for your rights. But they will never cross the family code of conduct. I do not want to be clearer than this. They are a racist bunch. You connect the dots.
We need to save Iran. We need to restore Iran to its rightful place among the nations. Do not expect miracles form any of them. In the final analysis, they will not jeopardize the survival of the Islamic Republic. After 30 years of abuse, insults, hangings, torture, stoning, imprisonment, lies and lies and more lies, do you still want to believe that ANY of them care for you and our beloved Iran?
Do the right thing and support the Pro-Democracy movement and continue the fight, keep it alive, and Never, Never, Never give up! till everyone of them is sent back to where they came from!
also this my story in NY Daily News :
I know the true nature of Iran's regime: Deemed a 'threat' to the government, I was brutalized
posted by Goftaniha @ 8:47 AM,
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