Ahmad Batebi 32 years old human right activist was among the opposing students of Tehran university on 9th July 1999. In that day police and armed militia attacked to dormitory and killed some of the students protesting for arresting the reformist paper, "Salam'. On 9th July protests Ahmad Batebi pulled up the blood-stained shirt of his dead friend and that image soon went on the 1st page of Economist magazine and became the symbol of student movement of Iran. Afterward, Batebi was arrested and he had a Long term torture and inquisition. Revolution Court convicted him for being executed. He was in Evin prison for 9 years bearing the most brutal tortures. He had a stroke and once had a coma. Two times they took him for execution and one time he was having the hanging rope around his neck for 45 minutes. Questioners hurt his testicles with wire, broke his teeth, put his head in his stool, woke him up at nights and put salt on his scars and kept him in solitary confinement for 17 months to make him confess the shirt was painted with animals blood and no student were murdered during 9th July events!
His relatives were not safe of this harm. His wife was kidnapped. His sister Maria Batebi who is a Karate champion was faded forever from Iran's national sport team.
Last year Batebi could have some off days from jail for medical purpose and that gave a chance to make him scape from the country with UN help and now he is living in United states as a human right activist on Iran affairs.
1 comment:
By far, one of my favorite human character traits is courage. Though you tell of many just dispicable stories of torture and oppression. They are also brave, and are very much heros in their own respect.
At times, I worry when you publish such things on such a public forum. I worry of the same happening to you. I really feel you should be posting these things annominously.
Please take care Roya Jan...
Felix
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