May 1st is also the anniversary of Delara Darabi's illegal execution
About Delara what I could say, for years I have ....and the untold is still too difficult to be expressed, so I only repeat part of one of Delara's poem that her sister sent me 2 years ago
While Free
we suppose freedom is an ideal.. Unattainable
and we reach out
for what is already sacrificed under our own feet
One minute of silence in memory of Delara Darabi
You will never be forgotten
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Thanks for this timely reminder
by Shazde Asdola Mirza on Sun May 02, 2010 10:47 AM PDTEvery voice counts! Every action counts!
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by yolanda on Sat May 01, 2010 07:57 PM PDTThank you for bringing the attention to child executions in Iran.
Laleh khanoom: Gol goftid.
by vildemose on Sat May 01, 2010 07:46 PM PDTLaleh khanoom: Gol goftid. Sharia Islam is product of 7th century battlefileds and wars of Islamic armies conquering people and destroying other civilization. That is why they are so harsh and inhumane.
شریعت اسلام
LalehGillaniSat May 01, 2010 07:21 PM PDT
سیستم قضایی که بر قوانین قرون وسطائی پایه گذاری شده است، قادر به اثبات گناه شهروندان نیست. تمامی احکام دادگاه های ایران بر این مبنا باطل میباشند. شریعت اسلام خودکامه و غیر انسانی است.
دیوید عزیز، یادبود زیبای است...
Vildemose jan
by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on Sat May 01, 2010 04:40 PM PDTthe ruling Mullahs in Iran are blood thirsty vampries. Their leader Khomeini was the reincarnation of Zahhak. We all know the story and how it ends. Khomeini is rotting in hell right now but he saw to it to leave his poison behind him. No person in recent history has hated Iran and Iranians more than that monster Khomeini. Not one ounce of humanity or decency in that monster. Fortunately his evil woke many of us and specially the next generation to what Islam really is.
Those who survive IRI will be hunted down like Nazi's they are. Too bad many of them are already in hell and will escape human justice.
VPK
Raoul955
by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on Sat May 01, 2010 04:32 PM PDTYour expertise on IRI is limited to Fox and NeoCon propaganda.
We can take care of IRI you can zip it. Not one decent or helpful word out of you ever. Please take your insults with you.
another victim of the party of god - god help us
by MM on Sat May 01, 2010 12:27 PM PDT.
iranhamvatan: The real
by vildemose on Sat May 01, 2010 12:45 PM PDTiranhamvatan: The real murderers are in control of leadership of IRI. In fact, in IRI system, if you don't have blood on your hands, you won't get promoted...
The criminals you support are responsible for crimes against humanity and will be brought to justice. They will be hunted down like the former Nazi.
Raoul: Morality is not a
by vildemose on Sat May 01, 2010 07:40 PM PDTRaoul: Morality is not a game of numbers. Percentage of people accepting or disapproving does not make barbaric mores or inhumane laws, even if they are religious laws (Sharia laws are some of the most immoral laws practiced in IRI), moral.
Especially the shaira law of Ghesas, which is one the most perverse and twisted, immoral laws. (others are amer be marouf and nahy az monkr, stoning, and legal pedophilia)
According to gallup poll 51% of Americans approve of the racist Arizona immigration law that just passed. Does the number of people approving it make the law moral?
I bet you if you take a poll of bringing back slavery and treating non-whitles as second class citizens, you would get a similar results. Does the majority approving of it make slavery moral??
Anniversary of a murderer
by iranvataneman on Sat May 01, 2010 11:19 AM PDTNothing but the anniversary of a murderer, terrible....murders an innocent relative....and gets praised for it...pathetic....
To all people
by Sahameddin Ghiassi on Sat May 01, 2010 10:43 AM PDTWe should be united and fight against Unjust. Amir
Breaching own laws
by David ET on Sat May 01, 2010 10:56 AM PDTUnfortunately 1/3 of the countries of the world are still practicing the violent act of taking another human being's life according to their laws of the land considering it "legal". But the countries which execute juveniles guilty of crime are only a few, Iran having the worst record in the world.
One of the many angels of the tragedy of Delara's murder by Islamic Republic was that the regime did not even abide by own laws or the laws that they are a signatory to.
Here is a part of Nazanin Afshin-Jam's letter after execution of Delara:
In Delara’s case, Iran has breached many laws.
Injustice # 1
Iran is state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Charter of the Rights of the Child which forbids the execution of those who have committed an offence before the age of 18. Delara was 17 years old when she was allegedly charged of murder. To the bitter end she maintained her innocence.
Injustice #2
The initial verdict that was issued, was based on a confession from a child that did not know her rights, and was not made aware of the consequences for taking the blame for a crime she says she did not commit.
Injustice #3
Medical examination of Mahin’s body in an autopsy suggested that the crime was committed by a right-handed person. Delara was left handed. If a new trial was accorded to present this new evidence, the death penalty verdict could have been reversed. Delara’s lawyer Abdolsamad Khoramshahi has tried for years to obtain a new trial and carry out a re-enactment of the crime in court, with no success. He is also convinced that due to Delara’s small frame and gentle nature, it was an impossibility for her to have committed the offence. A partnering lawyer who followed the case, Mohammad Mostafaei, said “I swear she is innocent”.
Injustice #4
Whereas the head of Judiciary Ayatollah Shahroudi accorded a 2 month stay of execution in order for the families to try and negotiate a pardon, Delara was executed in less than 10 days from this order.
Injustice #5
Under Iran’s Penal Code it states that the family and lawyer of the accused are to be given 48 hours prior notice before execution. No such warning had been given. Instead Delara was executed in secret, like Reza Hejazi and Behnam Zare, with no mother, father or sister to be with her in her last frightening moments or to hear her final words.
Injustice #6:
In cases of “ghesas” crimes, the decision whether or not to execute the accused rests with the relatives of the victim. What kind of Justice system allows the biased opinion of the family who has lost a family member to decide ones fate?
Sign and Distribute the Iranian Solidarity Declaration: //www.ipetitions.com/petition/iransecular
Sad indeed.
by Raoul1955 on Sat May 01, 2010 10:29 AM PDTJust a reminder that tens of millions of Iranians do support this Islamic regime that has been very determined in ‘neutralizing’ Iranian intellectuals and freedom seekers.
All
by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on Sat May 01, 2010 10:16 AM PDTthe executions are illegal and barbaric. No civilized nation executes people. No civilized religion promotes it. So much for the religion of peace; right.
It seems much longer than
by javaneh29 on Sat May 01, 2010 10:01 AM PDTIt seems much longer than only 1 year ago. I remember again the great sadness I felt at the time. Sadly the executions of minors have continued but are less prominent in the news from Iran.
Whether any of these executions are legal or not they are morally wrong
Javaneh
I don't know
by MRX1 on Sat May 01, 2010 08:51 AM PDTif there is a such a thing as legal or illegal execution. sadly her's was not the last or first execution by this murderous regime. Her's was one among tens of thousends if not more and the tragedy will continue untill IRR is gone....
Tragic indeed
by Ali P. on Sat May 01, 2010 08:11 AM PDTWas her execution illegal?
As comrade asked: Is there such a thing as "legal" execution?
Are they all- legal, as well as illegal- wrong?
Even Uncle Josef wouldn't say it
by comrade on Sat May 01, 2010 07:58 AM PDTIs there such a thing as "legal" execution?