Her Name Means, "The Voice"

The artist Salvador Dahli used to say that if you didn't take a picture of an event, it would be as if it never happened.

In one instant Neda Soltani became the symbol of the Iranian resistance. Neda was attending a rally with her father Saturday afternoon and was shot in the chest, while talking on her cell phone. The horrific image of her death was filmed with a cell phone that made it to Youtube within minutes.

The grizzly images of Neda's murder are probably the biggest threat the Iranian regime has seen in decades.

I have been watching in aw, the events since the Iranian election and I have to admit that though I have no ties to this country I've felt proud of their courage to stand up for their rights. Perhaps due to my own desire to see the Cubans stand for their rights and stop bowing their heads before a tyrant.

The images coming out of Iran, through any means necessary have been powerful, but none like the image of Neda. This movement brought on by the people's discontent with the election results can be summed up by the image of this beautiful and brave woman who's name interesting enough means "the voice.

May she rest in peace and may her murder not be in vain and her memory stand as a symbol for freedom all over the world.

Demonstration Against the Closure of Globovision in Venezuela

" ALL FOR ONE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL " JUNE 25th: JOIN US to unmuzzle the world.

1) On June 25th, in as many countries as we can possibly organize, we will protest in front of the respective Venezuelan embassies or consulates, or in front of international organizations connected with the issue of Human Rights.

2)The protest consists of gagging our mouths with red muzzles as a symbol of violations of freedom of expression.

3) During the manifestation a document, rejecting the closure of Globovision and of any media in the world, will be presented

AN UNMUZZLED WORLD JUNE 25th: WORLD WIDE PROTESTS FOR THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Freedom of speech is established as a fundamental human right and in a system of democratic government it ought to be promoted and defended by the government as well as by and the citizenry.

We wish to speak out against the closing of any communication medium in whatever country. Let us join our voices that they may be heard throughout the world. Unmuzzled we speak!In Venezuela freedom of speech and democracy have been in danger for quite some time. The most obvious attack was the closing of RCTV, a television channel that had been operating for 50 years.

Their license was revoked and its equipment stolen outright under the sad excuse that its concession had expired.Once again, Venezuelans are being threatened with the closing of Globovisión, the only 24 hour news channel in the country.

This might happen any moment! There is no valid legal explanation; it is a political fact that the powers-that-be simply want to silence the channel whose opinions are not the same as those of the government. Should the closing of this communication medium materialize, then the only television window left in Venezuela for denouncing human rights violations would be closed off.

We want to raise our voices against the closure of any media anywhere in the world. We want you to be part of this campaign and to play a role in this manifestation that shall allow our voices to be heard everywhere without Muzzles!

Remembering the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Twenty years ago, the people of China tired of not having their voices heard, flooded the streets in protest against China's Communist Regime. The response was unthinkable as thousands of brave man and women were murdered without mercy, by the Chinese army.

One lone man stood in front of the tanks, putting his life in danger for the sake of freedom. His identity is not known and he has earned the name of "Tank Man". A symbol of freedom forever immortalized. The photograph was taken by Jeff Widener, a photographer from the Associated Press, from the sixth floor of the Bijing Hotel, at a distance of 800 meters and through a 400 mm lence.

Other famous participants of the event in 1989:

• Wang Dan, Wei Jingsheng, Wuerkaixi, Chai Ling. Student leaders of the protests.
• Zhao Ziyang, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
• Li Peng, former Premier of the Communist Party of China
• Wen Jiabao, current Premier of the Communist Party of China
• Liu Xiaobo, famous Chinese dissident
• Yu Dongyue, former Chinese journalist who threw paint-filled eggs onto the Mao Zedong portrait on the Square
• Bei Dao, poet (ideological influence, during the protests was participating at a conference in Berlin)
• Cui Jian, the so-called "father of Chinese rock," whose song "Nothing To My Name" was considered an unofficial "anthem" for students and protesters there.
  

If there is anything to learn from so much bloodshed and injustice is that it showed the world the true face of communism. The "Great Farce", once again showed it's evil nature for the whole world to see.

Claim of Rights to the Government of Cuba

We demand that the Cuban government:

- Release of political prisoners in Cuba

- Lift the ban preventing Cubans to enter and leave their country

- Lifting the bans on Internet access for Cubans

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Exigimos al gobierno Cubano:

- Libertad para los presos políticos.

- No prohibiciones que impiden a los cubanos entrar y salir de su país

- Libre acceso a Internet para los cubanos
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Demande que le gouvernement de Cuba

- La libération de prisonniers politiques à Cuba

- Levée de l'interdiction empêchant les Cubains à entrer et à quitter leur pays

- La levée de l'interdiction de l'accès à Internet pour les Cubains

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Chiediamo che il governo di Cuba

- Rilascio di prigionieri politici a Cuba

- Sollevare il divieto di prevenzione cubani di entrare e di lasciare il loro paese

- Sollevamento del divieto di accesso a Internet per i cubani

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	- Освобождение политических заключенных на Кубе - Снять запрет предотвращения кубинцев на въезд в страну и покидать свою страну - Отмена запрета на доступ в интернет для кубинцев

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Exigimos que o governo cubano para:

- Libertação de presos políticos em Cuba

- Levantar a proibição impedir cubanos de entrar e sair do seu país

- Levantamento da proibição de acesso à Internet para os cubanos

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όπου ζητούμε από την κουβανική κυβέρνηση να:

- Απελευθέρωση των πολιτικών κρατουμένων στην Κούβα

- Άρση της απαγόρευσης πρόληψη Κουβανούς να εισέλθουν και να εγκαταλείψουν τη χώρα τους

- Άρση της απαγόρευσης για την πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο για Κουβανούς

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On exigim al govern cubà a: - Alliberar els presos polítics a Cuba - Aixecar les prohibicions que impedeixen als cubans entrar i sortir del seu país - Aixecar les prohibicions d'accés a Internet per als cubans

General Movilización on the Web. For Cuba

We call upon all persons and institutions that defend civil rights in the world to contribute to the mobilization on June 1st, next Monday, when we demand that the Cuban government:

- Release of political prisoners in Cuba

- Lift the ban preventing Cubans to enter and leave their country

- Lifting the bans on Internet access for Cubans

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Pedimos a todas las personas e instituciones defensoras de los derechos civiles en el mundo que contribuyan a la movilización del Primero de junio, lunes próximo, donde exigimos al gobierno cubano a:

- Liberar a los presos políticos en Cuba

- Levantar las prohibiciones que impiden a los cubanos entrar y salir de su país

- Levantar las prohibiciones de acceso a Internet para los cubanos

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Nous appelons toutes les personnes et institutions qui défendent les droits civils dans le monde entier pour contribuer à la mobilisation du début de Juin, lundi prochain, lorsque nous exigeons que le gouvernement cubain à:

- La libération de prisonniers politiques à Cuba

- Levée de l'interdiction empêchant les Cubains à entrer et à quitter leur pays

- La levée de l'interdiction de l'accès à Internet pour les Cubains

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Invitiamo tutte le persone e le istituzioni che difendono i diritti civili nel mondo per contribuire alla mobilitazione dei primi di giugno, il prossimo Lunedi, in cui chiediamo che il governo cubano a:

- Rilascio di prigionieri politici a Cuba

- Sollevare il divieto di prevenzione cubani di entrare e di lasciare il loro paese

- Sollevamento del divieto di accesso a Internet per i cubani

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	Мы призываем всех лиц и учреждений, связанных с защитой гражданских прав во всем мире внести свой вклад в мобилизацию начале июня, в следующий понедельник, когда мы требуем, чтобы правительство Кубы: - Освобождение политических заключенных на Кубе - Снять запрет предотвращения кубинцев на въезд в страну и покидать свою страну - Отмена запрета на доступ в интернет для кубинцев

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Apelamos a todas as pessoas e instituições que defendem os direitos civis em todo o mundo para contribuir para a mobilização de início de junho, na próxima segunda-feira, quando exigimos que o governo cubano para:

- Libertação de presos políticos em Cuba

- Levantar a proibição impedir cubanos de entrar e sair do seu país

- Levantamento da proibição de acesso à Internet para os cubanos

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Καλούμε όλα τα πρόσωπα και θεσμούς που υπερασπίζονται τα δικαιώματα των πολιτών του κόσμου να συμβάλουν στην κινητοποίηση των αρχές Ιουνίου, την ερχόμενη Δευτέρα, όπου ζητούμε από την κουβανική κυβέρνηση να:

- Απελευθέρωση των πολιτικών κρατουμένων στην Κούβα

- Άρση της απαγόρευσης πρόληψη Κουβανούς να εισέλθουν και να εγκαταλείψουν τη χώρα τους

- Άρση της απαγόρευσης για την πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο για Κουβανούς

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Demanem a totes les persones i institucions defensores dels drets civils en el món que contribueixin a la mobilització del Primer de juny, dilluns vinent, on exigim al govern cubà a: - Alliberar els presos polítics a Cuba - Aixecar les prohibicions que impedeixen als cubans entrar i sortir del seu país - Aixecar les prohibicions d'accés a Internet per als cubans