Tuesday, 19 October 2010

"Iran is taking revenge" on a boy supporting his dead mother... No room for justice

How far should journalists go to get a story or create awareness??

Reporting and corresponding can be lethal if something under government surveillance is leaked to the World. We could easily take our availability to widely sourced news in the Western World for granted. When stories like this one unveil it is clear that there is no valid justification into the brutal murder of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.

The brave 22 year old son of Ashtiani, has now been detained by the government of Iran and has been denied a lawyer or communication with anyone, for talking to two German journalists about his mothers unjustly stoning.

Iran's Committee Against Stoning had this response:
"Iran is obviously very embarrassed by the world's condemnation of the stoning sentence of Sakineh, and this is largely because of the courage Sajad has shown in supporting his mother. Iran [government] is trying to take revenge on him now."

Fairness may not exist, but awareness does.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/19/iran-sajad-ghaderzadeh-journalists-arrests

Monday, 11 October 2010

Polititians: Men have 'ego's', women have....big mouths apparently.

Christine Lagarde, potentially France's next prime minister.

I am not a fan of many politicians. But this one has got a point. Interesting angle and sales pitch to make next prime minister (just a tiny bit sexist). We wish her the best of luck!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8056310/Women-make-better-politicians-than-men-claims-French-finance-minister.html