Two years ago today, the Iranian regime put Atefah Sahaaleh to her death. The 16-year-old was hanged in a public square in the small industrial town of Neka.
As the BBC reports: "Her death sentence
was for crimes against chastity. Her name was Atefah Sahaaleh. The only
evidence against Atefah was her own forced confession."
The documentary footage gathered by the BBC is stunning, shocking, and mind-numbing. Take a 45 minutes to honor the memory of Atefah. Watch the film here.
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Posted by: Galloise Blonde | August 15, 2006 at 11:29 AM
i saw that documentary, i thought it was interesting how they phoned the judge in her case and he said 'i cannot talk right now, please pray for me"
what is that supposed to mean?
Posted by: monica zandi | August 15, 2006 at 12:43 PM
Well maybe someone has to invade Iran and kill everyone there
Posted by: | August 15, 2006 at 12:59 PM
um, no one in iran deserves to die, they are not housing weapons or terrorists. iran would welcome liberation
Posted by: monica zandi | August 15, 2006 at 09:32 PM
um, no one in iran deserves to die, they are not housing weapons or terrorists. iran would welcome liberation. however, the mullahs thats a different circumstance....
Posted by: monica zandi | August 15, 2006 at 09:33 PM