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| Islamic Army of Iran threatens to kill journalists for Ahmadinejad |
| 2005-10-27 |
| A self-styled Islamic Army in Iran has said it would like to elminate 210 journalists in the country. The list, recently circulated in Tehran, includes almost all the independent journalists who have not been recognised by the new government of hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In the few lines preceding the long list of dissident journalists, the authorities promise "to liberate the Islamic revolution" of Ayatollah Khomeini, which has been "taken hostage by the hacks who are in the service of the enemies of Islam." Anyone mentioned in the list "is worthy of death as much as enemies of Allah and his word." However Mashaollah Shamselvaezin, the former director of independent newspapers who was banned from working as a journalist by Iran's judiciary, does not seen to be too concerned by the list. "It is not the first time that they publish a similar list and even if sometimes someone is actually killed, we cannot take these threats too seriously," said Shamselvaezin in a telephone interview with Adnkronos International (AKI). "The regime uses many means to prevent us journalists from expressing ourselves freely, and these death threats are just one of them," added Shamselvaezin, who founded the Association for Freedom of Press in Iran. "While we still have judges such as Saiid Mortazavi who kills arrested journalists, like what happened to the photo journalist Zahra Kazemi, or locks them in a cell and throws away the key, as in the case of Akbar Ganji, this so-called Islamic Army does not really scare us," concluded the well-known Iranian journalist, who in the coming days will be in Italy. In Tehran, the judiciary has continued targeting journalists. According to the newspaper "Rooz on Line", in the days before the list was published, six journalists were summoned by Saiid Mortazavi and accused of not respecting Islamic law. On many occasions the journalists and writers have been condemed under charges of consuming alcohol or having relationships outside of marriage. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 Waiting to see what sort of anti-war spin the MSM is going to put on this. Should be rich. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-27 20:43 |
| #5 "Does this turban clash with my brown shirt?" |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-10-27 10:24 |
| #4 With crap like this spewed daily, how can anyone question that islam is really a cult of death? |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-10-27 08:20 |
| #3 In Tehran, the judiciary has continued targeting journalists. According to the newspaper "Rooz on Line", in the days before the list was published, six journalists were summoned by Saiid Mortazavi and accused of not respecting Islamic law. I'll respect Islamic Law when they stop feeding their babies liquid RDX. By the way isnt "Islamic Law" an oxymoron ? |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2005-10-27 08:13 |
| #2 You'd think they'd have dropped the 'Islamic' prefix by now. We can tell from the beards, fixed stares and bulging scrota guys... |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-10-27 07:53 |
| #1 Okay, now I'm conflicted. If they altered their targeting to suit me, well, I would have to just throw my hands up and start drinking, again. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-27 04:07 |