IRAN: Footage of woman apparently shot in Tehran galvanizes opposition
A disturbing video showing a young woman purportedly shot in the streets of Tehran is becoming a rallying symbol for opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
It is one of many images and video posted on the Internet that seem to show the violence of today’s crackdown in the capital, where police and pro-government militiamen fired tear gas and water cannons at stone-throwing demonstrators protesting a disputed election.
It is not possible to verify the authenticity of these images, but they have been uploaded repeatedly on YouTube, Facebook and other sites.
A copy of the video was also emailed to The Times. It seems to show a woman lying in the street with blood spurting from her chest. A man leans over, trying to stop the bleeding with his hands.
The footage, which can be viewed on YouTube, is extremely graphic. The identity of the woman could not be independently confirmed. But she is referred to on Twitter as Neda.
"#Neda: You are the VOICE of the people. You are a call to FREEDOM.....rip," readd one of the many tweets about her apparent slaying.
CNN reports that pictures of the woman are appearing on posters in Tehran and she is being hailed as a martyr. The network broadcast an excerpt of the video with the face of the woman blurred out.
Iranian Americans also downloaded the video and used it to make posters, which were held up at a demonstration today outside the Federal Building in Westwood.
— Alexandra Zavis and Amber Smith
Shot through the heart
Basiji's to blame
Oh, you give republican-democracy-under-a-theocracy
a bad name
Posted by: Frank stallone | June 21, 2009 at 08:09 AM
I wish CNN hadn't blurred the face of the girl, she looked at the camera as she died. It was truly heartbreaking.
Posted by: Hayden | June 20, 2009 at 08:32 PM
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I'm sorry to report that she wasn't looking at the camera. Her eyes were rolled back in death.
Posted by: Mr. America | June 21, 2009 at 07:04 AM
Anything going against muslims is crime and whole world condem that, but what happened to these swines when israeli dogs were killing 2-3 yr old kids in GAZA.
then where the hell were US GERMANY FRANCE UN and whole world.?
Posted by: Zionist.. | June 21, 2009 at 03:48 AM
My dear Neda,
I don't allow that the world forget your blood! I am tomorrow in the protest! But this time not silent! But this time not patient!
I want to be a myrter and kill each basiji, that I see!
The world! All people different nations, don't forget our movement! We have paid it with our blood!
Arian from Tehran
Posted by: Aria | June 21, 2009 at 01:26 AM
Video of dead girl in Iran is fake
1. Frame: Girl is not bleeding, and she doesn't have any wound around head or neck: http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9986/pic2twh.jpg
2. Frame: Girl is watching camera, like saying"I'm ready for show"
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1262/pic4l.jpg
3. Frame: Girl is still watching camera, and can you notice small plastic bag with red liquid in right hand of man standing above her: http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3374/pic3dnx.jpg
4. Frame: Between 11-13 second of video, man is spilling red liquid on her face: http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3143/pic5axx.jpg
5. Frame: Just few seconds after, her face is full of blood, and it's physically impossible to produce so much blood in such a short period of time: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5941/pic6afm.jpg
It is a fake propaganda video
Posted by: Phil | June 21, 2009 at 12:14 AM
Video of dead girl in Iran is fake
1. Frame: Girl is not bleeding, and she doesn't have any wound around head or neck: http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9986/pic2twh.jpg
2. Frame: Girl is watching camera, like saying"I'm ready for show"
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1262/pic4l.jpg
3. Frame: Girl is still watching camera, and can you notice small plastic bag with red liquid in right hand of man standing above her: http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3374/pic3dnx.jpg
4. Frame: Between 11-13 second of video, man is spilling red liquid on her face: http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3143/pic5axx.jpg
5. Frame: Just few seconds after, her face is full of blood, and it's physically impossible to produce so much blood in such a short period of time: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5941/pic6afm.jpg It is a fake propaganda video
Posted by: Phil | June 21, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Hi, in this website, there are updated news and videos of the new Irani Green Revolution, streets riots protests, is a spanish website, with many information, Neda the voice of Iran video, etc.. http://www.tinyurl.com/npmgm6
Thanks
Posted by: chilegoogle | June 20, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Neda, your "voice" must be heard around the world.
Love you x x
Posted by: G.L. | June 20, 2009 at 10:16 PM
The video was initially posted to Facebook by someone who was a friend of the doctor attending Neda in the video. He spent much of the afternoon trying to get anyone to get that video out for wider viewing. Fortunately, it did finally get seen.
The description by the doctor on the original video posting is heartwrenching. It describes a young girl standing next to her father in the street, watching the protests, struck in the heart by a sniper's bullet. She died almost instantly.
Her Name Was 'Neda'
http://tinyurl.com/kn6f8z
Posted by: Kathy Riordan | June 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
If you want to help the people of Iran from your own home you can do something!
http://iran.whyweprotest.net/
On there are some guides and tutorials so that you can help set up and help bolster the underground communication of events from Iran. By running proxy servers, tor clients, or any other anonymizing service you are preventing innocents from being tracked down by these ruthless thugs.
Posted by: Mike | June 20, 2009 at 10:11 PM
One can only hope that her death will not prove to have been in vain.May the people of Iran,at long last,overthrow those who oppress them,and finally have the freedom they deserve.
Posted by: Fred | June 20, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Ode to Neda,
by Troy
****************
She was a beauty
She was a lark
A beautiful songbird
Shot through the heart
A heart is so big
A life is so grand
When dying for freedom
In the homeland
Neda, the sweet
Voice of Iran
Now soars above
And sings like a swan
Little songbird
Fly away
And smile on us mortals
While we stay
Neda, the sweet
Voice of her land
Her beauty lives on
For her soul is so grand
Posted by: Troy | June 20, 2009 at 09:57 PM
her father was sitting over her telling her to "stay awake" before he loses it when her face fills with blood. This is the sort of thing media was made for. The world is a witness tonight.
Posted by: ghjost | June 20, 2009 at 09:52 PM
This was an image that cannot be ignored. It will bring down a regime.
Posted by: Tim | June 20, 2009 at 09:29 PM
My goodness, that footage is heartbreaking. Neda, peace be with your soul always.
Posted by: matt | June 20, 2009 at 09:06 PM
I wish CNN hadn't blurred the face of the girl, she looked at the camera as she died. It was truly heartbreaking.
Posted by: Hayden | June 20, 2009 at 08:32 PM
Several sources are stating that Neda was 16 years old and was killed in the presence of her father.
Posted by: Djellabah | June 20, 2009 at 07:35 PM