This interview first posted at United 4 Iran, is in Persian.
In this interview with Sahand Sahebdivani, Shirin Ebadi makes these points:
Shirin Ebadi backstage (photo by TJ)
1. Iranians are getting news from outside Iran, especially from the Internet. The problem is that the government of Iran has reduced the speed of the internet so that you have to wait 30 minutes for a site to load.
2. She says that the news from outside makes Iranians realize that they are not alone. She thanks those outside Iran for their support.
3. She tells us that in Iran a committee of women devoted to freedom has been formed in Iran. Many of the women have children in prison or who have been killed or disappeared. They go to parks every Saturday between 7-8 pm. She asks all free women, all over the women to join them. Go to parks, dressed in black to support these women.
4. The people of Iran went into the street to protest the vote. More than a million people participated in the first demonstration; not one window was broken. When the demonstration ended, the government responded with violence. They killed several people in the streets. They attacked students in their dormitories.
5. Her final point is that no one should watch the false confessions and lies of state television.
Interview on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FVAjLJwSZ0&feature=player_embedded
Special thanks to Ingeborg Brunt Mediaproductions for their hard work (volunteer!) for United 4 Iran.
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