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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Paul McAuley

Former Iranian prisoner cries every time he sees clips of his home country

An Iranian-British citizen has revealed the heartbreak he feels when he sees what the people of his home country are currently experiencing.

The Iranian man, who wishes to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, explained how he feels survivor's guilt after seeing members of his family and his friends being executed and exiled under the current regime which runs Iran.

The 61-year-old, who lives in Liverpool's City Centre, told the ECHO : “Every time I watch video clips from Iran of the protests, I cry. When I see how brutal the security forces beat or shoot the young children I feel ashamed to be alive. But we must be strong as this is not the time for moaning, this is time for fighting.”

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