Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mohammad Mokhtari

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A 22-year-old university student, died on Tuesday from a gunshot wound he suffered while participating in Tehran's pro-democracy demonstrations the previous day. He is the second person confirmed to have lost his life as a result of the 25 Bahman protests, following Saneh Jaleh. As in the case of Jaleh, the Islamic Republic regime has undertaken an intensive propaganda campaign to claim him as a government supporter, a campaign that has yet to account for the young man's final posting on his Facebook page: "God, let me die standing, because I'm tired of this life of degradation."

2 comments:

  1. All over the Middle East, there are alot of brave people who have overcome their fear of their despotic rulers in order to demand change. Quite a few, particularly in Libya, have lost their lives already.

    Fingers crossed that some other power crazed leader doesn't 'slip under the radar' and offers a psuedo democracy in these countries.

    I truly hope that those people get the democratic and free society they desire.

    Jack

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  2. A lot of brave people in the Middle East have overcome their fear of their despotic rulers to demand change and paid with their lives. I can't help noticing that it is the youngsters who 'lead from the front'

    I just hope that some other 'old git' doesn't 'slip under the radar' and offer a psuedo democracy in order to gain power. Fingers crossed.

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