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I see a lot of stuff online that I don’t actually post here on Doobybrain because of its content, but every once in a while I do come across something so intense, so powerful, and so important but also so disturbing that I have a hard time deciding for myself whether it’s something I should share here at all.
This weekend, I came across one such thing and after careful consideration, I’ve decided to post it here. As you may know, Iran is in a state of turmoil at the moment because of controversy surrounding the recent election of the Iranian President. Many people in Iran believe the vote to have been rigged or compromised in some sort of way leading to the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a 2nd term. Since the election, a large majority of the public has protested and rioted turning the country into what looks like a war-zone at times.
The content in question for this post surrounds the video death of Neda Soltani, an Iranian bystander who became the unfortunate poster-woman for the conflict in Iran after she was fatally shot by a member of The Basij (a paramilitary force in Iran).
At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart.
I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim’s chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St.
The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know.
By all means, the videos inside are not for everybody, so please do not continue if you even think you cannot stomach what’s ahead because believe me it’s not for the faint of heart.
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