Update II: Police Issued a statement.
Video of Police beating a woman for her “improper” veil. The footage is aired on Voice of America (complete file). Watch the video on Youtube. For background see this and this. Direct link to the file. This is what is going on in there,
[What is] this country? [A woman to the Police] You filthy people! [A man] She is beaten up by the Police. [Woman to people] You have no honor [that let the Police beat women like this]! [A woman takes off her veil shouting] We want freedom! [A man] Take pictures! [The woman continues] We want freedom! We do not want the veil! [A woman] Take pictures! [Another woman] Maryam! [a girl's name] Capture it on tape! [The injured woman to the Police] You are not human!
Update: Another footage found. This one is taken a few meters far from the center of the incident. People are rushing into the scene.
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میشه لطÙا ازت خواهش کنم Ú©Ù‡ این چیزها رو به انگلیسی ننویسی Ùˆ به Ùارسی بنویسی؟ بعد یک پرینت بکن Ùˆ Ùاکس Ú©Ù† به دÙتر نماینده های مجلس شهرتون.
Translation: May I ask you to not write this stuff in English? Write it in Persian then print it and fax it to your MP.
Comment by امیر — May 23, 2007 @ 4:51 am
Iran planning strike on Europe: analyst
Iran is attempting to draw up plans to strike targets in Europe and has reconnoitered European nuclear power stations, a security analyst told a meeting at Britain’s parliament.
Claude Moniquet, president of the European Strategic Intelligence and Security Centre, a private think-tank in Brussels, said his organisation also had evidence Tehran has increased the number of its intelligence agents across Europe.
http://www.digg.com/world_news/Iran_planning_strike_on_Europe_analyst
Comment by Vince P — May 23, 2007 @ 6:18 am
Kash Zoro mioomad inaeero ke mardomo kotak mizanano beheshoon zolm o jor mikonan o adab mikard.
ya inke hameye ma zoro mishodimo be kasi ejaze nemidadim ke behemoon zoor began :(
Translation: I wish Zoro would intervene! [not exact translation]
Comment by Alireza — May 23, 2007 @ 6:55 am
IN ZANNAYE HARJAYI KE BA IN WAZ BIROON MIAN MOSTAHAGH BAD TAR AZ INA HASTAN
ZENDE BAD AHMADINEJAD BA POLICE JOMHOORIE ESLAMI KE BE IN NANG INSHAALLAH MIKHAD PAYAN BEDE
INHA HAME AZ ASARATE KESAFATKARIYAYE RAFSANJANI WA DOKHTARESH BA KHATAMIYE BIGHEYRAT HAST
Comment by hossein — May 23, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
[...] Mullahs unveiled. It’s not until the end of the first video that you see the results–a woman with a bloody but exposed face. Here’s Kamangir’s translation of what’s going on. [What is] this country? [A woman to the Police] You filthy people! [A man] She is beaten up by the Police. [Woman to people] You have no honor [that let the Police beat women like this]! [A woman takes off her veil shouting] We want freedom! [A man] Take pictures! [The woman continues] We want freedom! We do not want the veil! [A woman] Take pictures! [Another woman] Maryam! [a girl’s name] Capture it on tape! [The injured woman to the Police] You are not human! [...]
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Translation of #6 comment by Hossein to shed some light on the misogynistic attitude of Islamists who have held true Iranian hostage with their medieval mentality and savagery:
“These whores who come to the street like this deserve worst than this. Congratulation to Ahmadinejad’s police force who god willing want to end this disgrace. These are all Rafsanjani’s and Khatami’s policies fault. Because they are “be gheyrat”, meaning, they are not savage misogynist who view and define women only as a piece of sexual organ…
Comment by serendip — May 23, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
Kill your Mullahs and Ayatollahs, the sooner, the better…
Comment by Tom Jones — May 23, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
“These whores who come to the street like this deserve worst than this. Congratulation to Ahmadinejad’s police force who god willing want to end this disgrace.”
Poor little man. So afraid of strong, independent women; so full of impotent hate.
Well, Hossein, you’re on the wrong side of history. Iran is about to join the community of nations, and it will be the women who lead the way.
The cavemen like you will be thrown in the garbage where you belong.
Comment by Tom W. — May 23, 2007 @ 9:02 pm
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Thanks for posting this.
Comment by Aryamehr — May 24, 2007 @ 1:32 am
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Hossein, the whores are useful idiots who happily bend over and spread their backsides for their government. These women refuse to join you.
If you did not bend over Allah knows you would be bending these women over yourself, since dogs rut without questioning, and dogs on two legs always blame others for their own brutality.
Comment by Lesly — May 25, 2007 @ 11:42 am
Take the mullahs, ayatollahs, imams, and the rest of that filth and give them a taste of their own cuisine: Drag them out of their homes and mosques, beat them with sticks, and hang them — just like they like to do to others. Actually, hanging is too good for them, stone them to death instead.
Comment by fionn mccumhail — May 28, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
Kamangir, good work, Sir!
I am a Baha’i living in Thailand, and cannot get YouTUBE here, but we do closely follow the news from Iran and the madmen running it!
Thanks for courageously taking these messages to the world. The country that persecuted, rejected and then exiled the Holy Mahdi is shown, in its actions, as empty of knowledge and devoid of love.
“Taste ye what your hands have wrought!” said The Glory of God
Comment by Karridine — June 13, 2007 @ 1:31 am
#15 Lesly: I see your logic, “IF she has no veil in public, THEN she MUST BE a whore. IF she is a whore, THEN she deserves beating by sexually-maladjusted, fear-enslaved males.”
I understand.
Yet you make no allowance for the societal context, the governmental mismanagement and the religious fanaticism which 1)deprive many Iranian women of sufficient funds to feed their families; 2)bar Iranian women from seeking gainful employment in non-degrading ways; and 3)push 20% of Iranian women to supplement their meager food and income by prostituting themselves on the streets of Iranian cities!
Ah, but they are not YOU, and YOU are holy, pure, clean and above such degrading actions and can we excuse you please it is time for a snack before lunch…
Comment by Karridine — June 13, 2007 @ 1:38 am
If this is ISLAM,no thanks,I guess I’ll go with out.
This is disgusting unhuman treatment of the public,no wonder they wear ski masks.As they say
god willing their end is comming!
Comment by maxipad — June 13, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
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That was just wrong.How can you call yourselves Muslims?.They people are not muslim they are just extremists who make up their own rules and laws which is haram to start with.Let good decide who will be punished NOT you, you people are fake Muslims and don’t know anything about Islam.I am a Muslim myself and seeing these things makes me wonder.These videos are seen all around the world and the only thing they are doing are embarrassing themselves in front of the whole world.So whoever thinks this is right you are either screwed in your head or have some sort of problems.peace
Comment by cocobutter — June 18, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
THESE-PEOPLE NOT THEY
GOD-NOT GOOD
SORRY I RUSHED peace
Comment by cocobutter — June 18, 2007 @ 12:24 pm
Oh MY God! I was Shocked and speechless when i saw this news from other website..i Trace where is the Original Author then i found its you..That was so pity to watch! I feel so sad about this matter..I have an Iranian Bf and now I’m afraid to go in Iran and be with him..I’m not muslim and that makes me more sick what will happen to me there??..Its not humanity treatment to be give that hurts to women..We are all just human and we get mistakes but its not saying that you have the rights to hurt physically emotionally by others..
Im totally disappointed!
-JhA-
Comment by -JhAJhA- — June 21, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
Anyway, I do admire you for being brave and truthfull to publish everything here in your blog..more power..God bless! and take good care!
-jha-
Comment by -JhAJhA- — June 21, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
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Dear Women of Iran,
Please keep up your struggle to be recognised for the human beings you are, and not the dogs so many of your ignorant males seem to think you are. Thankfully more and more Iranian men recognise that their women are their equals (and in many cases, their betters). Don’t be discouraged. The rest of the world supports you and prays to Allah that your men will see their way out of this road of darkness.
Comment by Paul from Australia — July 13, 2007 @ 12:59 am
If you really are an Iranian, why is it that your website is dedicated to only the worst things you can think of about Iran? Why is it that you make no mention of what the administration before the Mullah’s did, or what happened to Dr Mossadegh? Why do you not mention ANY of the good things being done by the people of Iran? What kind of image do you think this kind of comments creates about Iranian people?
You know, just like the US or any other country, Iran has a set of politicians – some people like them, some hate them, some don’t care. If you really want to make a change, go there and get elected, then change the system. But giving all Iranians a bad name, and projecting the worst of ANY country, will only give that country a bad name.
As to the report about Iran attacking Europe, seeing that Iran has not attacked any country for the last 1000 years, and has been repeatedly attacked from outside, shows the peaceful nature of the Iranian people, who only ask that they be left alone to work out their own problems. If that was the case, Iran would have had democracy since 1953, But it is the same people who you are appealing to here, who got rid of him and put a ruthless dictator in his place to seel off the country’s assets.
So, either refrain from showing only the worst things you can find about these beautiful people (who were the most welcoming and friendly people I have ever met, when they let me visit their wonderful country), or please show the good things as well.
Comment by Paul — August 5, 2007 @ 5:59 am
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Great post Paul in regards to showing the good as well as bad.
There are so many sites out there by people claiming to be iranians speaking out, yet all they do is focus on the negative things about Iran in such a way that it spreads hatred of Iranian people amongst crowds who are ignorant in the first place. This kind of one sided look helps spread racism and misconceptions. If the same thing was done of a nation like the United States of America, it would probably come across as one of the most dispicable nations on earth, with all the wars, invasions, bombings of many countries, funding of cia operations around the world (irans 1953 coup, Nicaragua, Chile etc), torture, despicable actions towards prisoners including women and children (eg. abu ghraib which had children and women in it too, some of whom were raped and humiliated according to official reports), the rampant racism and islamophobic traits, the extreme right wingers wanting wars with more nations but unwilling to join the military, the christian fundamentalists wanting to take over israel in order to one day have ( the messiah come back and convert or kill all the jews, the rampant sexism and looking at women as nothing but objects for the gratification of men etc etc etc.
If only the negative parts of the US was looked at, it would come across as a horrible nation in need of outside intervention – however, people are aware of the good things about the U.S and the millions of good Americans, hence people outside of the US can see the good and bad parts of the US. Unfortunately with nations like Iran, bloggers and so called exposers only show one side of the nation and demonise and in the end hurt the iranian people, as it only forces the leadership to start walking backwards to a stricter time.
Eventually the iranian people will have the type of leadership they want, but it will not come from bombs dropped by various nations, instead it will come from the perseverance and hard work of Iranians living within Iran.
Comment by Xad — October 13, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
Hey why dont all u dumb ass iraqy and faggot ass saudi’s come to reality u guys do stupid things for 70 plus virgins that’ll probably be guys or wont be virgins anymore because there’s so many of u idiots out there they ran out of them. how dumb do u have to be to believe that killing yourself will get u virgins how about u treat everyone with respect especially women, that includes your mom if not why dont u guys come over here to America and try and slap one of us. We’ll see how tough u guys are when we beating ur ass the way you treat your own people
Comment by Uribe from America — December 26, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
How can we watch this video? Clicking on the link of this video only opens new windows, but no video appears. Please answer as soon as possible.
Kamangir: please try this link and this link.
Comment by majid — January 15, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
The police say that women who show hair or skin are inviting rape and are the cause of men’s sin (the men themselves are not responsible.)
What if a man has a posession stolen that was sitting in plain view and not locked up or hidden away. Why doesn’t shira law punish him for being responsible for causing someone else to be a thief for leaving the posession unattended?
The reason is clearly because the believers in sharia law are hipocrites.
Comment by Dper — May 12, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
i dont get you people. i explain why.
the greatest gift the creator gave us after life is freedom. to give his creation total freedom is the greatest gift he could gave us. it is also the greatest proof of love you can give someone. he loves us so that he gave us even freedom to choose to stay with him or not. even if he knew the consequence of the wrong choice. we made the wrong choice and we pay for it but this is another story. to long to mention here.
all i can see from this behavior all over the world is a lack of love. who are you to tell me how to dress? i’m not a baby and you are not my mother or father. how can you say you love someone if you dont give him or her freedom? what gives you the right to enforce your twisted views.
everyone wants to be free of opression and opression is to not have freedom. freedom to choose.
how can you expect to be loved if the person dont have the freedom to love you. you cant force someone to love you. when you force someone to love you, you are just putting the seed of hatred in his heart and he will eventually hate you.
love is free. forcing it is slavery.
i dont get you people. i dont get the fact that wearing a scarf on your head or not is right or wrong. you are just sick in your heart. that all i can see.
this is a sad state.
Comment by free human — October 18, 2008 @ 7:58 am