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>> PICTURES OF THE DEATH OF NEDA SULTAN HAVE APPALLED
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
THE MAN WHO TRIED TO SAVE HER HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
>> DR. HAJAZI FLEW TO THE UK AND CONTACTED THE BBC.
>> HER BLOOD WAS DRAINING OUT OF HER BODY AND I WAS JUST PUTTING
PRESSURE ON THE WOUND TO TRY TO STOP THE BLEEDING.
>> HE REMAINS THE KEY EYE WITNESS ON THE RECORD.
>> I CANNOT GO BACK TO IRAN I KNOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED
THREATS HERE, EVEN HERE ANONYMOUS THREATS, WHICH
CONCERNED ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY PERSONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY
AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE I TALKED.
I NEVER KNEW, I'VE WORKED IN LITERATURE ALL MY LIFE AND I
ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT AND PREACHED ABOUT THE POWER OF WORDS,
BUT I NEVER REALIZED HOW POWERFUL WORDS CAN BE.
>> THEY SAID TO ME YOU YOURSELF DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'VE DONE AND YOU CAN NEVER MAKE UP FOR IT.
YOU CONDEMNED THE GOVERNMENT ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
HOW COULD YOU DO IT?
WELL THEY HIT ME; THEY STRUCK ME MORE ON THE LEFT SIDE
BECAUSE MY RIGHT SIDE WAS TO THE WALL.
THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS IRREPARABLE, THAT I FACED
FOUR COUNTS OF EXECUTION.
AND SOME OF THE CHARGES MIGHT BE DROPPED
BUT I DEFINITELY FACED ONE OF THEM.
THEY TOLD ME I WAS CERTAIN TO BE EXECUTED.
>> AFTER A MONTH THE REGIME RESTORED NORMALITY
TO THE STREETS.
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD CONTINUED WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL.
FIGHTING FOR IRAN'S NUCLEAR RIGHTS
WAS A PATRIOTIC RALLYING CRY.
>> SO A BIT OF STRENGTH DOES PAY OFF.
IF THE LEADER GOES UP AND CALLS FOR ARMS FOR AN EARLY FIGHT,
THE PEOPLE OF IRAN, HE CAN HAVE 20 MILLION MEN ON THE FLAG AND
THEY WILL NOT ASK FOR A PENNY.
>> MASS ARREST OF PROTESTORS
WERE FOLLOWED BY TELEVISED SHOW TRIALS.
SENIOR SUPPORTS OF MOUSAVI WERE FORCED TO RECANT.
>> THE MESSAGE FROM THE SUPREME LEADER WAS CLEAR.
THE OPPOSITION HAD CAUSED THE VIOLENCE
AND THEY MUST BE PUNISHED.
>> I KNOW MANY OF THEM.
THEY HAVE BEEN PUT UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE THAT
THEY'VE BEEN FORCED TO SAY THINGS THAT HAVEN'T HAPPENED.
IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME.
>> DELBAR, LIKE OTHERS IN THIS FILM, ESCAPED IRAN
FOR HER OWN SAFETY.
DESPITE THE CRACKDOWN INSIDE THE COUNTRY ON THE 40TH DAY AFTER
NEDA'S DEATH THOUSANDS ATTENDED AN ILLEGAL CEREMONY
FOR ALL THOSE THAT DIED DURING THE PROTEST.
FOOTAGE REACHED THE WORLD OF NEDA'S FAMILY IN MOURNING.
IN SEPTEMBER CASPIAN WAS LET OUT OF PRISON ON BAIL.
>> AFTER I WAS RELEASED I WOULD GO TO NEDA'S GRAVE EARLY IN THE
MORNINGS SO I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE POLICE.
NEDA LOVED SUNRISE SO I WENT EARLY TO BE ALONE WITH HER THEN.
WHEN THE SUN CAME UP PEOPLE STARTED ARRIVING,
IT'S BECOME LIKE A PILGRIMAGE SITE THERE.
PEOPLE KEEP COMING UNTIL NIGHT FALL.
>> JUST RECENTLY CASPIAN ESCAPED IRAN OVER THE BORDER.
>> I LEFT HOPING I HAVE TAKEN NEDA'S SOUL WITH ME.
I LEFT TO SPEAK OUT FOR HER, TO SHOUT FOR NEDA, TO BE ABLE
TO FINISH WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY,
WHAT SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SAY.
>> THE REGIME WANTS A DIFFERENT STORY TOLD.
IRAN'S OFFICIAL MARTYR FOUNDATION TOLD THE FAMILY
THEY'D DECLARE HER A MARTYR IF IT COULD BE PROVED THAT HER
DEATH WAS THE WORK OF OPPONENTS OF THE REGIME.
>> THEY OFFERED AN ALLOWANCE TO FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN
THE CAUSE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC.
NEDA'S MOTHER REFUSED.
>> I WOULD NEVER ACCEPT SUPPORT FROM THE MARTYR FOUNDATION,
I NEVER WILL.
NEDA DIED FOR HER COUNTRY NOT SO I COULD GET MONTHLY PENSION
FROM THE MARTYR FOUNDATION.
IF THESE OFFICIALS SAY NEDA WAS A MARTYR, WHY WHEN PEOPLE WRITE
MARTYR ON HER GRAVE STONE DO THEY KEEP WIPING IT OFF?
>> NEDA'S MOTHER HAS RECENTLY JOINED THE CONTINUING STREET
DEMONSTRATIONS STILL BEING UPLOADED ONTO THE INTERNET.
>> NEDA LOVED TRAVELING AND SHE TRAVELED A LOT,
AS MUCH AS SHE COULD ANYWAY.
NEDA ALWAYS SAID SHE WOULD LEAVE IRAN IF SHE HAD ONLY ONE DAY
LEFT OF HER LIFE.
SHE WANTED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND IT SEEMS SHE FINALLY HAS.