The banality of evil: Shocking video of a man being lashed in Iran

homylafayette — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:32:04 +0000

It is hard to put a face to the torturers and murderers that have filled our common psyche in the past months. What exactly does a human being who beats another to death look like? In what dingy outpost of civilization do these deeds occur? Are filthy, dark cellars the only province of deliberately inflicted pain?

'Neda died for her country, not so that I could get a monthly income': Neda's mother rejects regime's efforts to pay her off

homylafayette — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:08:44 +0000

The mother of Neda Agha Soltan, whose death turned her into an icon of
the Iranian opposition movement, has publicly spurned the Islamic Republic's offer to buy her off.

Hajar Rostami Motlagh told the Voice of America on Sunday that 'Neda
died for her country, not so that I could get a monthly income,' amid
reports that the Martyr Foundation was offering compensation for the
slain young woman if it was proven that she had been the victim of a
'plot by opponents and enemies' of the regime. Any acceptance of said

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The banality of evil: Shocking video of a man being lashed in Iran

'Neda died for her country, not so that I could get a monthly income': Neda's mother rejects regime's efforts to pay her off