Protester prepares for death before every rally #iranelection #cn4iran #iran #Tehran
brave ppl.
Whenever Mina, a 36-year-old Iranian, joins a protest against the regime she carries a piece of paper with her name and phone number so her body can be identified if she is killed.
Thousands have been arrested and many tortured since Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad was re-elected president in June, but Mina says proudly that she has missed hardly any demonstrations. At least eight people were killed during protests on Sunday.
“My motivation is further strengthened every time I go to a rally, and each time I feel more amazed at how brave others are,” says Mina, a researcher with a masters degree. “We have to achieve our goals and there is no way backward.”
Since the protests began, the opposition Green Movement has become more radical, with some of its supporters challenging the pillars of the Islamic republic. “I still would say the majority of protesters don’t want to overthrow the regime but the regime itself is pushing us toward that direction by ignoring us,” she says.
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