My best friend in Iran, a doctor who showed me its beautiful culture when I visited Teheran in 2000, who fought a war in the name of the Islamic Republic (against Iraq), who took care of wounded soldiers in the frontline, who always stood by real human values, is seen here trying to resuscitate Neda – hit in her heart.
You can follow Iran in crisis : live here
UPDATE 23/04 10:50 PM: GOD WILLING, I WILL HAVE NEWS FROM MY FRIEND TOMORROW AFTER 2:00 PM, THEN I WILL POST HERE NOT ONLY HIS NAME, BUT ALSO OUR EXCHANGE OF EMAILS. FROM THEN ON, THIS BLOG WILL RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL FORMAT, EXCEPT BY RUMI’S VERSES, THAT I WILL UPDATE DAILY, TILL THE END OF THIS WEEK.
Dear Mr. Coelho
thanks for your concern about my nation and everyone who fights for freedom.i’m a fun of you…i’ve read your books.i love alchemist…when i was at iran,i read this book in persian language,a translation from dr. Arash Hejazi and it’s publication,karevan publication.it was grate.
hello mr coelho
I am a person how can see in to featuer,I saw disaster av katrina,disaster av sonami av indonesya,I saw the worlds economic crash long time bifor hapend ,even the exact day and even what the new pepers gone write about,and now I want tell you the day av slamic republic gone crash,((( ironic ,the day which bornd.2010.02.11))
Thank you .
Tahnks mr coehlo(From Iran)
with my thanks to mr coelho.
we never forget neda and another people that killed this days
Should twitter receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
Twitter, Paulo Coelho, Facebook, were instrumental in getting information out of Iran over these last few weeks that the evil Supreme Being has ordered a clampdown on what little democracy exists in Iran. Should they not be joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize?
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/07/434151.html
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2009/07/926569.shtml
Also see
http://www.worker-communistpartyofiran.blogspot.com/
for some amazing film footage of women on the front line in Iran
Keith
“Nada” is a persian word that means “shout” and “proclamation” in english, “Neda” shout Iran’s aim.
thanks a lot for ur attention
Iran now is santaiago road
and Beridas are every where
a journy from body to soul
iranian goverments want to arrest mr Arash
my last post is belong to NEDA
SHE ISNOT AN ANGEL
SHE IS ONLY ONE IRANIAN GIRL
BUT ITS THE WAY SHE LEARNED US IS TO HOPE
FUTURE BELONG US
Thank you Mr coelho
Thank you for your beautiful Thought
Paulo Coelho,
Congratulations for his humanitarian attention, the Iranian people need of our help. The fight for freedom must be the main figth of all us human bening.
hi again
we have a guy who see this event(neda) and he is out of iran(so they cant arrest him and torture him to say what ever they want)so he can say the truth,and that guy is your friend,dr,hejazi,
and you can imagine what will happen but dont imagine it is the latest news from tehran,today,they said they are trying to arrest dr.hejazi and they asked it from interpol!!!!yes,they want him,because they are afraid of truth,please save him!!!!!
thank you for your adttention, don’t forget the iranian voice:Neda……
hi. i am iranian. in am so sorry for this situation in iran
and we are so sorry for neda and her family.
but she is alive for always.
Your humanitarian attention to the FIGHT FOR FREEDOM in Iran is appreciated a lot Mr.Coelho.
Mona
Hello, I’m a french and i saw this video on the web. One of the most popular tv channel has passed a movie about the elections in Iran. Iranian people is fighting, suffering and a lot of them are killed for freedom.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité for the iranian people. We are with you.
Never forget Neda.
i read your blog just now and it was exactly at the time that our government confirme the result of election,i was going to loose my hope,but you gave me hope!!!!
and just reminding,i dont care who is presiden,i protest against lies,brutality,which ahmadi nejad is professional in it!!!
from tehran
thanks mr.coelho…
only,but seldom ,,the voice(neda) remains!(forogh farokhzad)
I am another Neda and I am 26 too. and I am a protester too. my mother says in about 22 to 26 years ago the name of neda became popular in iran . for no special reasion of course. but I think this name find its real meaning these days. NEDA means CALL- SHOUT- SOUND-song in farsi.
thanks MR.coelho and thaks the people of all the world to hear our voice and to protect us
specially thanks to MR.coelho. we really need to be heard…
Thank you for supporting us.
an Iranian who loves his country
Thank you Paulo for doing this political work. For me it was shocking and at the same time like a wonder, that you could help the truth on it´s way to the world.
Now everybody can see what had happened in IRAN.
We don´t have to have doubts what is the truth!
The regime of Ahmadinedjad is against humanity.
Power to the people of IRAN!
Yes, God is great. Allah illah! We should organize demonstration in Germany too.
Solidarity and worm feelings to the people of IRAN!!
Stefan from Germany
I’m another Neda from Iran and interestingly I’m 26 too! They killed Neda Aghasoltan but as others have said she is alive more than ever, she breathes and lives in our soul and she calls for Iran’s freedon through our throats.
Thanks for your kind attention Paulo.
with my thanks to mr coelho
i want to say neda in iranian mind for ever
hi thank you mr.coelho i hope you are very happy in your life
we hope you are happy in your life forever neda in iranhan hard forever
thank you mr.coelho we love iran and we thing neda always
thank you for your caring about us .
many tnx from Iran and we never forget Neda Agha Soltan.
Thanks for your attention…
YOU ARE THE BEST:Xx
thanks you so much.
Hi Mr. Coelho,
Thank you for your kind sypathy and condolence.
These days all we iranians only try to pass the time anyway hopelessly.
All the young people feel sad and upset. These days were like nighmares. Our tries to have some changes in our international politic position did not win, but unfortunately it got worse.
Furthermore the aggressive and unfair reaction of our militia towards the people was not believable. Even we can not believe that they are Iranian. Our media also ignore the people feelings and civil request and do not reflect our real demands and all the time try to call the protestert with impolite names such as miscreants amd rabbles.
Many people were killed like Neda. Neda became the symbol for us who was student, young, innocent and unarmed and only had civil request!
Thank you for attention! I hope the days of freedom of speech and white days of peace for all countries specially my dear Iran.
-I am sorry that the website which I introduced to you is written in Persian-
Thank you Mr.Coelho.Neda is livve in our mind and hearts
oh… thanks dear paulo.
i hope that you are happy in all of time your life
thank you so much for this. we live in tehran & now we need you.
Neda is alive forever
thank u
when you believe in light more than what is needed it may takes you to the darkness….
tnx for your meanful care … you are a thinkful person
thank you so much my favorite writer
so thank you,my lovely writer.Neda is alive for ever and ever,more than anyone.
Dear Mr Coelho
Thanks
thank u
thanks for ur attention.i read all of ur books and enjoyed them.i think iranian culture is near to south amrican culture.most of them like u and marquez,
one of my big wishes is to see you!!!!!
thanks alot for your attention…
Neda lives in our heart for ever, for ever.
I really appreciated you and now I appreciate you more and more…
hi,
i am from iran. i have read all your books by now.
thank for your attentions about iran.
hi dear “Alchemist”`s writer
just thanks for your attention.
Well, any updates?
Interesting connections so far:
The guy who uploaded the first video to Youtube was ‘Hamed R.’ He had it sent to him by a friend of your doctor-friend (who was obviously accompanying him in Tehran that day). Your doctor-friend is described as being on the scene immediately after Neda was shot by a single sniper’s bullet. Can you ask your doctor-friend to ask his friend (who filmed the bloody aftermath) if he also filmed this video just before Neda was shot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu0NugRWcOM
Thanks.
Now this Hamed R. pops up again. He was instrumental in sending Neda’s assassination viral around the globe. Not only did he upload the original video, he gave Neda a new name, age, alibi, history, reason for being in the area at the time and ‘martyrdom’. The story of how he ‘mistook’ Neda’s identity for another Neda Soltani is reported here:
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/187730-Twitterati-How-the-wrong-Neda-photo-became-Iran-s-Face-of-Freedom-trade-
Now this could all be very innocent. We all make mistakes, not least on twitter where the flow encourages to just go with it…
But I dunno… this all just seems too scripted to me.
hi
tahnks my best writer … thanks
hi beloved writer
i used to love ur books…………but now i appreciate this little piece of writing about my country more than all ur books……….. cause i have feeled this one!
tnx alot
Hi there. salam!
thanx that u taking care for Iranian people.
the world need more of this voice
Thanks alot for thinking about us – you’re such a kind man!
Neda died with her eyes open, shame on those who close their eyes on cruelty and injustice. Viva Paulo all who support our struggle against the barbaric regime.
Thank you so much.
Hello dear Paulo
my mother gave me one your book and ever since your name is in my mind and my heart , but after i saw you supporting my people ( I am Iranian ) my heart was full of love and respect for you .
thank you
iranian need help !!!!!!!
human is more than life, wherever existence ends, He continues.
Thank you. you are a real humanitarian.
thank you dear paulo.finally we regain our freedom with our bloods.
Do some thing for us help us we will dont let this build inside us
Dear Paulo
Hearing from you standing by us is honorable. Dont leave us alone we extremely need such supports.
dear paulocoelho thank you.donot forget us.
hi…paulo.
I wish if you could write about her in a book or somewhere in a story or etc.
Regards
Dear Paolo ,
thank you .
Her eyes will remain in our hearts for ever.
Neda is alive forever…….She is in our heart and mind as we are alive…Thanks my adorable writer.
thank u for careing abt us…we would make everything better…even wtih our blood…just like Neda
Paulo, the contemporary Alchemist
Thanks
:-( thank you paulo
you are such a nice guy
thank you for your concern ….
Neda you are live in hearts not only in iran rather in a everywhere and everytime
Thank you for your solidarity . Gracias
Hi thank you for resposnibility and humanity.
WE ARE ALL NEDA
Dear Paolo,
I realy appreciate your comment regard Neda.
very impressive, I also appriciate it, I think we need your help at this time. but on blog!! I can’t say anything…
Thanks for your sympathy. World will value your nobility.
Thanks Mr Coelho. for remembering Iran
I really do appreciate the greatest writer in the world is following the misery of Iran in these days
keep on Paulo. it really help us take heart
hello paulo
neda has become our warrior of light!!!!
she is Iran’s angel… we will always remember her.
thank you for showing your concern.
i loved your books,every each of them…
hello:dear paulo
people says love make man blind,and i say thats true,but i saw and i felt things which i coudent see or feel otherwise so i tell them let me live and die blind of love.
Neda were i n love .althow enemy blived she were blind.neda told them let me live or die of love.
thank you
This means a lot to us…
in the name of freedom…
in the name of iran…
in the name of Neda…
we’ll win!
Dear Paolo
I greatly appreciate your concenrs for what i happeniing in iran these days.
Iranian love your books and learn alot from you,.
Hope there will be a day in Iran we can see freedom and democrocy.
Thank you
ameneh
Hi Paula,
I just can say thanks for carying!
All we can see here is the fact that people are selfish and for staying in power they can kill as many people.
Thanks,
Omid
Thank U! those big liers who control the public media and when their supporters kill innocent ppl in Iranian street here also try to mislead public openion. All Iranian ppl, including those who were beside her when she was shot told the press that she was shot by “Basij” which is a religious militia under Khamenie’s command, but here faceless Khoshbayan who most probably is one of those criminals among Ahmadinejad’s suporters says nobody knows who killed Neda.
I shout;
I’m Proud to be IRANian!
Neda will stay in our mind 4ever.
Thak you Mr Coelho
thank u!
It means a lot to us!
Thank you Mr. Coelho.
Sam
dear paulo coelho,my dear Hero
i want to say thank you for all attention that you have for my country,these days we need every singel supporter for our green cause,for obtaining freedom,democracy and happiness,which is the basic things in the life,for living.
we show the world that we are not terorist,we are not wild,we are green,kind,and chivalrous…we will die for our own freedom,for our homeland,even if we were in other countries.
i love all of your books,all of them and my personality made from those books,but the “piedra river” was the best one for me,and i love that solidarity you descriabe in that book,between a small group.
we are not a small group now,we are all ONE we are all NEDA,who was my sister,although ive never seen her.
i know that you believe on god,so please pray for us…we need it much more than so many other things.
God is with us,so we are always victor.
God bless you
ati,
what is th basic issue, amidst all this confusion i am unable to understand what is the basic cause for the unrest, what are u poeple aiming for. what is your complaint. Neda getting killed is definately very sad, but i don’t think anyone aimed for her and shot her. when law enforcement authorities are faced with mobs, humanity starts sliding back away from lofty ideals which those laws are supposed to protect. one is reminded of past masscre of students in chaina’s tinammen square. such acts of oppression exposes the ruling regiems real feeling towards the very people they are oathbound to work for. a regime that does not ‘respect’ it’s people is bound to fall, as we have seen repeatedly across centuries.
freedom has never been won without sacrifices, and you too will win your freedom ( but are u chaps not alreday free, when u have a right to vote and choose your president ), insaallh !
love
aditya
Neda is not an Iranian girl. She is a girl from humanity,freedom,noble and peace. She is a symbol of women who seek even right with men. She is “Neda” and it means ” Call”. So she call for people to join her great goals
Thank you dear Paolo. I’ve been your fan for years and I love you even more.
thanks paulo
your books are in my weblog
a summary of 3 or four books in persian
the world don’t have less ugly
ugly in the world become more if human closed his eyes
it’s all an intigue! complicated condition in iran and some people who are trying to make it worse…!
by the way…i’m not that much interested in policy…cuz it’s fundamental a big lie! and i’m sorry for neda and all the people which are toys in the hands of politicians, from government or not!… but i am too much interested in your books..and i just want to thank you about it…wish you the best
hello and thanks.
this days for we iranian is bitter.
very bitter.
marde-mokhtasar.
thank u !
hi my dear paolo
i am so sad for neda ………….:(
Dear Paulo,
Thanks for your attention
Neda remain in our mind for always
thank…
Long Life Iran!
We all love you who care for Freedom of a country which outwardly not related to… Thanks, thank YOU so much :X
in the name of peace
in the name of freedom
in the name of neda
thank you
We had a vision. A world without ahmadi nezhad! But he have a vision. A world without Iran!
Thanks Paolo
Tonight on BBC Radio 4 (8pm BST, 1900 GMT) there will be a half hour report on Iran from John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, who was recently expelled from Iran.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8116825.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lmqhl
How does the Supreme Being justify breaking one of the most fundamental Islamic rights. Allah Almighty said – mn ktl nafsa beghayr nfsen fa kaannma ktl al nas gmeaan,, wa mn ahiaha fa kaannma ahiaa al nas gmeaan – which literally translates as
We all felt the death of Neda.
Thanks to Robert for posting the link to the article in the Daily Mail. It brought tears to my eyes reading it. Had I realised it was in that day’s paper, I would have gone out and bought a copy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1194641/YouTube-martyr-Neda-Agha-Soltanis-final-plea-shot-dead-Iran-rally.html
Reading the comments by Caspian Makan, fiancé of Neda, it brings home that she was a true Warrior of Light.
From twitter:
According to her boyfriend, Neda loved poetry, especially Iran’s Rumi and America’s Robert Frost.
Paulo featured Persian poet Rumi on his blog and ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost features in The Winner Stands Alone.
Thank dear Paulo. you were Iranian favorite and now you are more favorite.
wish to peace and freedom
dear sir
thanks alot for your concern. please tell the world about the bad conditions. All of us are sad, worry, angry but also hopeful. we will try our best. we will reach our goal.
dear neda, even stone cry for u, u live 4 ever in the heart of iranian people!
hi, thx you alot for this picture although i couldn’t see it but before i saw it i’m so sad for Neda and we all fight instead Neda.
Good luck although you are luck
thank you paulo
Dear Paolo,
Your valuable concern about what happens in Iran makes me respect you more than ever.
Thank u paulo … thank you.
hi.
in persian language, Neda= deaven voice.
make wish iranian to freedom in the name of neda
neda daeid to way of freedom thanke you for you dont forget iran iranian and freedom . have nice …
Dear Paulo,
I brought up in Iran reading your book. I don’t know anyone in Iran who have not read your books. Books that you talk about life, love, pursuit of happiness and…. which had vanished in my country by cruelty of the government under the name of religion!
And now look whats happening in my country.
I really appreciate your support and sending Neda’s voice to people around the world. No one can deeply feel the real sorrow in Iranians hart but Neda’s eyes may send the message.
Thanks,
My point about Neda Salehi or Neda Agha Sultan ,that there’s no official investigate about her yet, is that with magnifying a News with media and press we never can find the truth.
But yes, with magnifying News you can start a media tumult battle between Islamic republic and west and put the challenge diplomacy between, in a harder way,
As I know, there are several innocent people have been murdered in the tumults by the protest and the police forces, about 10 days ago a little girl with a woman, in the way of kindergarten to their home, was murdered by the protest, and there’s no news magnifying of them.
Neda Salehi or Neda Agha Sultan have been shoted and it’s the only real information about her, We do not really know who shot at her, the police and the forces have claimed that they do not have any forces and mission on there and also the bullet is not belong to the police or other military systems and they have claimed that they have been forbidden to shot at protest .On the other hand the protest said that she was murdered by the police or other military system. And its just a doubt and A doubt is not truth.
just we can say : IRAN is neda and neda is all IRAN