These photos have been banned.
Jan 14th, 2010 by pedestrian
an anti-shah demonstrator sets a bus on fire in Tehran. 1979.
a young soldier is seized by demonstrators in 24 of Esfand Square after army opens fire on the funeral cortege of a 27-year-old professor killed the day before. Tehran, Dec. 27, 1978
Mourners at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran during funerals for those killed in 24 of Esfand Square a day earlier. Dec. 28, 1978
(of particular interest to last post) soldiers join anti-shah protesters during a university demonstration. Jan. 13, 1979
pro-khomeini demonstrators at 24 of Esfand Square after the army opens fire
AyandeNews reports that for the upcoming Fajr celebrations (31st anniversary of the revolution) a memo has been sent to all IRIB writers and producers putting last minute touches on their TV specials … asking them to take out:
- all photos and videos of the revolution’s martyrs (individuals who were killed in the protests before the revolution)
- photos and videos of pre-revolution demonstrators attacking or setting fire to public places
- photos and videos of demonstrators writing on walls or throwing Molotov cocktails or escaping police
LOL … if like me you’re used to watching IRIB during this season … those are really all they show. What will they be doing this year? Probably only showing images of Ayatollah Khomeini.
Prior to February 11th (22 Bahman), the day of the celebrations, various festivals are held, including the annual Fajr film festival. So far, renowned Iranian actor Ezatollah Entezami and Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (About Elly) who were to be guests of honor have boycotted the festival.
[photos and caption from the new york times.]
Javid Shah
Forgive us the late Shah
funny how a regime tries to efface its own history.
IRI is betraying its own symbols and tries to delete the collective memories of people just to stop another revolution.
[...] Pedestrian notes, from Ayande News, an interesting memorandum sent to all writers and producers at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. [...]
lol Neda. You’re so right (the apology part I mean).
Tehran Post, there were some hilarious comments regarding what you said on balatarin. One person said: “this year, they’re doing to flat out deny that a revolution even took place!”
(sounds funnier in Persian!
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Nice to see you back Ped.
It seems like a rather futile attempt at trying to erase popular images they have been feeding to the people ever since IRI came to be doesn’t it?
I mean if I remember correctly they had picture of people throwing cocktails and other riot actions in our history book, are they going to change their own books as well?
To Neda its not like the Shah was much better than the current scums in power right now, he tortured and killed people all the same, kind of a shame really that he was a coward other wise we would probibly be living in a more democratic society right now since he died so soon after the revolution anyway.
This just seems to pointless. This happened in 1979, it was all recorded in photos and imprinted in people’s mind. It was certainly imprinted in us Americans’ mind (thank you, Carter).
Seems to me they’re trying so hard to make the prophecy “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I wonder what they’re going to use instead . . .
What a mistake it was to let Khomeini grab power. Beware of great men and heroes, especially if they are divinely inspired.
The Russians made the same mistake when they let Lenin steal their revolution.
The answer is probably not to have a revolution, as the chaos gives an opening for a dictator to jump in, but to aim at a gradual change over several years. Not a revolution, but a relaxation.