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This article is about a man and woman, living in Iran in 2013, who were in love, but soon found themselves in jail because they were friends with who fought against the government. Nahal Sanbi and Behnam Ganji were thrown into a jail because they were friends with a human rights activist and because they were seen as anti-government. Iran is a country where the rules and laws are to be strictly followed with no exceptions. Furthermore, it was said that Ganji was tortured and raped in the jail cell, where he was only imprisoned for eight days. On the other hand, Nahal, detained for three days, was said to have been threatened by the jail guards for rape and dishonor. Soon after Ganji was taken out of jail, he committed suicide, due to depression and the constant fear. Sanbi, obviously devastated, wrote on her blog about her grieve and committed suicide four weeks after. Her last post on her blog was, ‘So it’s Thursday again. Come, Behnam. Let’s dance together on Thursday once more.’
In this case, love is not being to live without the other, quite literally. These two had went through a lot in that jail cell, and to see that both killed themselves due to the mistreatment is awful. Justice is respecting someone regardless of their beliefs, and to throw someone into jail because they don't completely agree with the government is a great injustice. Not only that, but they were thrown into jail for simply being friends with someone, which in my opinion is ridiculous. This story was indeed a tragedy, since these two strong people were found dead due to suicide. Also, was it fate that they were supposed to kill themselves together? Or was it their free will? I believe it was fate because their story is now being shared throughout the internet, letting their love continue long after they are gone.
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