Got this from a Facebook account, the author is probably having trouble accessing his blog sites so I re-posted this for the world to read. This is a translated version of a post from this link.
-- An interview with Neda's fiance. As I noted earlier, BBC Persia today aired an interview with Neda's fiance. Several readers graciously volunteered English translations. I'm posting the full transcript below -- it's long but very interesting. Her fiance says that the coroners asked to remove a part of Neda's leg (for apparent use for another person), that Iran's authorities refused to allow her family to hold a memorial service, and that Neda was not a firm backer of either Mousavi or Ahmadinejad -- she simply "wanted freedom and freedom for all."
Kasamin Makan, Neda Agha-Setan's fiancee, was interviewed by BBC Persia, noting that Neda would have turned 27 this year. "Neda's goal was not Mousavi or Ahmadinejad, it was her country and was important for her to fight for this goal. She had said many times that if she had lost her life or been shot in the heart, which indeed what happened, it was important for her to continue in this path," he said. 
Considering her young age she has taught a lesson to us all.
About the day of the incident, Mr. Makan said: "When the clashes were occurring, Neda was far away from the demonstrations, she was in one of the side alleys near Amir Abad. Thirsty and tired or being cooped up for about an hour in the car in heavy traffic with her music instructor, she finally gets out of the car and, based on the pictures sent in by the people, armed forces in civilian clothes and the Basiji targeted and shot her in the heart."
"It was over in a matter of minutes, the Shariati Hospital was nearby, the people around her tried to bring her to the emergency room by car, but before that could even happen she died in her instructor's arms."
Mr. Makan added: "We got her body back finally yesterday with some diffculties. Of course, her body was not at the Tehran Coroner but at a one outside of Tehran. The medical examiners
wanted parts of her body, including a portion of her femoral bone but the chief medical examiner would not say why and no explanations were ever given."
"Finally the family consented just so they could get her body back as soon as possible, since just this issue could have resulted in delaying the reception of the body. We buried the body in a small area in the Zahra Cemetery in the late afternoon of 31 Khordad. Also, they had brought in other people who had been killed in the protests so it seemed that the whole event was scheduled to be such."
About payment for releasing the remains, Mr. Makan had this to say: "No specific amount has been paid at this time, although hospitals, clinics, surgeons and medical examiners have been ordered by the Iranian security services, based on various orders, not to list 'bullet wound' as the cause of death on the death certificate in order to prevent the families from filing international complaints in the future. I haven't seen the release notice of Neda's remains yet, but I will obtain it from her father in the coming days."
Mr. Makan regarding government ban of memorial service for Neda Agha Setan said: "We were going to hold her memorial Monday 1st of Tir at 2:30 PM at a mosque at Sharyati street north of Seyed Khandan. But Basijis and mosque officials refused our request for her memorial service so to avoid further public confrontation and instability. They knew that Neda was an died innocently, and people in Iran and the international community are informed of that fact. So they decided to avoid a situation where a mass rally would take place. In any way, we do not have permission for a memorial service for now."
However, many eye witnesses told BBC Persia that a large gathering took place with the intention of performing a memorial service at Al Reza Mosque at Nilofar square in Tehran. But the security forces intervened by throwing people out of the mosque and intervening with the service.
Mr. Makan also commented on fake pictures of videos claiming to be Neda at various sites:"I was looking at some sites including 'iReport'. There was a picture of a young woman with green signs from previous calm demonstrations and had claimed it was Neda before being shot. These pictures have no relation to the event. It seems that Mr. Mousavi's supporters are trying to portray Neda as one of his supporters. This is not so. Neda was incredibly close to me and she was never supportive of either two groups. Neda wanted freedom and freedom for all."
BBC Farsi tried to contact Neda Agha-Sultan's other family members but was told by a close relative of hers that, for reasons of their own, the Agha Sultan family could grant an interview."
Note I removed the FaceBook link for the safety of the author.
More Articles from BloggersUnite for a Free Iran Members. If you want a copy of these links just copy & paste the text below.
This post is part of BloggersUnite.Org. to fight against Violence, arrests, crackdowns and media blackouts which continue to increase in Iran in the aftermath of the recent presidential elections.
On Monday June 29th, Bloggers from around the globe will Unite for a Free Iran. Please JOIN in and use your blog to educate your readers and spread the word about how we can help Free Iran.
Tweeting about this event use hash tag #FreeIran
What can you blog about? How can you help?
* write a post about the lack of basic human rights and freedoms
* let the people in Iran know that we are supporting them and their fight for freedom and for their votes to count
* do what we can to help highlight the disappearance and inhuman treatment of Iranian citizens
* arrange/promote Blogger & Twitter Meetups in your town on Monday
* write a post offering moral support to the people of Iran
* call on the Iranian government to stop arresting peaceful protesters and opposition supporters, and to free those it has already detained
* blog to get the people of Iran free and open Internet access
* blog for a fair and just election
* write a post asking your readers to email the United Nations Human Rights Commission to hold an Emergency Meeting
* blog to free the press and remove the controls that have been placed on media and bloggers
* call for an end to the violence in Iran
* blog to ask your readers to turn all avatars green on all any social websites they belong to - the color of Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign
* blog to ask your readers to turn all avatars black to mourn those killed in the protests there organizations who fight for Human Rights
* add an Action Badge to your blog before June 29th getting other bloggers to join in.
Please post any other ideas you have for how bloggers can use our blogs to make a difference on Monday June 29th.
*Tweeting use Hash Tag #FreeIran
Heavenly yours,
Victor Tiamson
From the Video Author:
Subtitled version of "INJA KOJAST INJA IRAN AST SARZAMINE MANO TO" (link below) - a woman speaking about the state of her country while filming the rooftop shouting of "Allah-o Akbar" in Iran on Friday June 19th
This young woman is touching people's heart around the world, proving once again that we can relate as human beings despite our differences.
I don't understand how anyone can bring hatred - whether against Islam or against the West - to this wall. What do anyone's grievances and agendas have to do with her beautiful appeal?!
We hear this young lady's soul in this poem and we owe her our respect. May she, her loved ones, and the people of Iran be safe from harm.
More Articles from “BloggersUnite for a Free Iran” Members. If you want a copy of these links just copy & paste the text below.
This post is part of BloggersUnite.Org. to fight against Violence, arrests, crackdowns and media blackouts which continue to increase in Iran in the aftermath of the recent presidential elections.
On Monday June 29th, Bloggers from around the globe will Unite for a Free Iran. Please JOIN in and use your blog to educate your readers and spread the word about how we can help Free Iran.
Tweeting about this event use hash tag #FreeIran
What can you blog about? How can you help?
* write a post about the lack of basic human rights and freedoms
* let the people in Iran know that we are supporting them and their fight for freedom and for their votes to count
* do what we can to help highlight the disappearance and inhuman treatment of Iranian citizens
* arrange/promote Blogger & Twitter Meetups in your town on Monday
* write a post offering moral support to the people of Iran
* call on the Iranian government to stop arresting peaceful protesters and opposition supporters, and to free those it has already detained
* blog to get the people of Iran free and open Internet access
* blog for a fair and just election
* write a post asking your readers to email the United Nations Human Rights Commission to hold an Emergency Meeting
* blog to free the press and remove the controls that have been placed on media and bloggers
* call for an end to the violence in Iran
* blog to ask your readers to turn all avatars green on all any social websites they belong to - the color of Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign
* blog to ask your readers to turn all avatars black to mourn those killed in the protests there organizations who fight for Human Rights
* add an Action Badge to your blog before June 29th getting other bloggers to join in.
Please post any other ideas you have for how bloggers can use our blogs to make a difference on Monday June 29th.
*Tweeting use Hash Tag #FreeIran
I Am praying for the Violence happening in Iran to end soon.
Instead of saying Heavenly Yours as I always do;
Allah-o Akbar,
Victor Tiamson
Little Miss Hannah, Please do visit this girl’s website. She is suffering a rare disease called “Gaucher Disease” a Kind of neurological sickness where in you will start to lose body functions at progression. From losing eye focus to the ability to lose control of breathing. You can also watch an embedded video to understand more of the disease.
Please help by sharing this blog post or create your own. God help us all.
Heavenly yours,
Vic
Found this channel about a Young Teen named Kevin, raising and donating fund from YouTube Views. The video below made possible for him to donate around $1700k in one Charity. I hope Kevin discover this post and make a contribution to “Give a Life Foundation” here in the Philippines.
This Idea I think was initiated by YouTube because when you subscribe to the said channel you will also be ask if you also want to subscribe to other popular YouTube Channels like;
NigaHiga
Smosh
HappySlip and ChristineGambito - also Happyslip’s channel
So Please go to JumbaFund Channel, watch some videos and subscribe. It won’t take much of your time. Promise.
Heavenly yours,
Vic
From the Video Author;
I want to start by saying this video was made around 8-9 months ago, but I've waited til today to launch this project :)
How this idea started: The idea started when I wanted to make a separate channel to KevJumba, where I could take my camera around and post casual videos often, something you don't really see on my other channel. Since I'm a YouTube partner, I can create multiple channels and earn revenue on this site based on the number of views I get. Rather than making a second channel to profit from, I decided I wanted to have this channel made strictly for charity,
When I thought of it, I knew it had to be done. What this means is that anyone who watches the videos on this new channel (including this one) are helping the cause by donating to charity. So to all my viewers that have been following me and watching my videos, I appreciate it. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do something like this.
Here’s HappySlip’s charity channel
"What do I have to do to get your attention?
Take out an ad in the paper?"
"Earthlings, don't treat me like an alien."
"How can you possibly be a self-made man? I specifically recall creating you."
"You think it's hot here?"
"Could you imagine the price of air if it were brought to you by another supplier?"
"Will the road you're on get you to my place?"
"Need directions?"
"Please don't drink and drive, you're not quite ready to meet me yet."
"I think you're the most beautiful person in the world. Okay, so I'm biased."
"Follow me."
"Don't forget your umbrella, I might water the plants today."
"We need to talk."
I found this fascinating quote today:
This one came from one of my Dear Friend Donald Swarbrick. His article caught my attention because I’ve been asking the same question that until now gave me no answer. Here it is;
"There is one final question which I cannot answer, and to which the answer is not even coded in the Bible and, will probably never be answered as we just do not know where to begin,YES BEGIN! That is almost the question! Where did the first grain of dust or atom come from? Or, where did the chemicals that produced the gas to create the first Big Bang originate from? The ultimate question in other words, how, out of absolutely nothing, did these ingredients appear, and accumulate to cause such an astounding chain reaction, exploding and creating such splendour and beauty throughout the vast emptiness that we now call outer space," 
Donald Swarbrick, Unfeathered Angels, Jan 2009
You should read the whole article here.
Heavenly yours,
Vic
This blog post is part of Zemanta's "Blogging For a Cause" campaign to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes that bloggers care about.
The Philippines is one of the poorest country in the World. Most of the families, especially the unfortunate ones cannot afford Hospital bills when they get sick. Though many institutions locally are helping them, everyone is not lucky enough to be enlisted because of the overwhelming count. Only those children that need prompt attention are listed first inline.
Zemanta We'll be donating $6000 to non-profits/charities that get most blogged about in next 4 weeks. Check the event page for details at http://www.zemanta.com/bloggingforacause/
When I stumble upon Zemanta's "Blogging For a Cause" Give a Life Foundation is the first one that came into my mind. Probably because this institution mainly focuses it’s assistance to sick Children. Below is an excerpt from the said foundation’s official website.
“Give A Life children's charity, for the under-privileged sick and dying in the Philippines. Some of Manila's largest pediatric wards need your help. Your donations will provide life saving medicine and equipment for children from the poorest families in the Philippines. The Give A Life Foundation, ensures that 100 % of your gifts go to help sick children in the pediatric wards of Luzon and the Philippines ! Our primary goal is to replace and upgrade the equipment used in these wards. We have also created a new, cost effective and efficient systems for access to medicines, antibiotics, cancer drugs, medical supplies, disinfectants and soaps for the very poorest cases.”
My apology for posting below, pictures of the children needing medical assistance. I don’t want to be accused of exploiting these children but I believe people seeing these would understand the true meaning of giving and caring for all those in need.
Give a Life Foundation won the top prize at the 39th Grand Anvil Award. It is awarded the GRAND ANVIL plus the ANVIL AWARD of EXCELLENCE. This highly prestigious award was presented by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.
One of Give a Life Foundation’s on-going project worth mentioning is the “Refurbishment at the Jose Fabella Pediatric Intensive Care Unit” This hospital is the central lying in for those women giving birth who cannot afford the high cost of private hospital’s medicine, room rate and amenities.
There are many ways to help Give a life foundation. I listed the following guidelines in extending your help for this cause.
- You can donate by cash, check or credit card. clicking this link (Donate) will get you to Give a life donation's page.
- You can also deposit your funds in the following Bank:
BANCO DE ORO
BRANCH : METROPOLITAN AVENUE
ACCOUNT #: 043-007724-6
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See the Give A Life Wish List
for Urgent and Essential Drugs
if you wish to Donate a specific item
PLEASE CONTACT US
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See the Give A Life Wish List
for Life Saving Equipment
if you wish to Donate a specific item
PLEASE CONTACT US
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A copy of the latest and fully audited accounts, are available from the Give a Life Foundation.
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You can also contact the founder Mr. Steve Jarvis by email: sjjarvis@givealife.com.ph
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And the most important help that you can give is to spread the word about this cause by using the power of Social Network. I have included tools below so you can easily share this article to your friends and families. If you are a blogger you are most welcome to re-blog my posts as long as you include a back links.
- FOR FURTHER HELP OR ASSISTANCE CALL 899 1000
I’m appealing to all Bloggers to re-blog this posts or create their own featuring the charity institution “Give a life Foundation”. The most blogged non profit/charity will be awarded the $6000 donation from the sponsors of this cause.
If you’re a Digg or Reddit user, all you have to do is shout this link to your community friends.
You may also join through BlogCatalog group at Blogging for a Cause: Give a Life Foundation
Just this afternoon, May 12, 2009 4:20 PM I received an email from Give a Life Foundation. Here is an excerpt;
Hi Sir Vic,
We want to thank you for creating the blog, we already saw it and it was so good. Mr. Stephen Jarvis sent his warmest appreciation for making that blog. Thank you vey much and we really do appreciate what you’ve done. If you will be needing pictures and videos that you can upload on the blog or in “you tube” we are very much willing to send you a copy.
It is the mission of the foundation to extend our service to children who are less fortunate in providing medication to their illnesses. We want to help those children who are sick, and yet they don’t have any money to sustain the medicine they need. It really hurts to see such incidents when parents beg for help, and those children who are suffering.
You’ re blog will serve as an eye-opener for those people who are able to help. Thank you for the effort and the time that you’ve shared with us.
More power and God bless!
Give A Life Charity Foundation
Reading the letter above, I cannot express the feeling that ran through me. Considering that I lost my Job on the day I wrote this BLOG, It is nothing than those children suffering as of this writing. But hey don’t worry. I’m always good at dealing with hard times.
So there it is, this blog post became personal …Oh look my tears are falling..hah..got to publish this update now. God Bless Us all.
I recently found a related article by a Blogcatalog friend. Please do check it out at Me Blogged U .
Thanks in advance for your help.
Heavenly Yours,
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