Sunday 13 July 2003

Brain-Dead in Ottawa

From the ABC
A Canadian freelance photographer who was arrested in Tehran and then taken to a hospital with serious head injuries has died, government officials in Ottawa said.
Montreal-based 54-year-old Zahra Kazemi was detained on June 23 after taking pictures of Tehran's notorious Evin prison, where many dissidents are jailed.
She was hospitalised with a broken skull and later declared brain dead.
The incident is certain to mar what had been relatively smooth relations between Canada and Iran
Why should they? The current Canadian government has been very supportive of the Mullah's regime, why change now? <sarcasm>Arresting people who see too much or say too much and beating them to death is just their little local custom, to be respected in the name of cultural diversity.</sarcasm>
As for Zahra Kazemi, let's not forget her name. Ever. She knew what she was doing, she knew the dangers, and went ahead anyway.
And why aren't the world's media reporting what's been going down in Iran on the front page?