Neda of Iran! The Voice of Iran Speaks Today in the Streets

Mousavi & Wife Visit Sohrab Aarabi Funeral July 13 2009 Tehran 2

(12 July 2009) Iranian authorities have informed the family of Sohrab Aarabi, 19, that he died of gunshot wounds to his heart, 26 days after he …

Guardian: Neda Soltan’s Family ‘Forced Out Of Home’ By Iranian

Mullah justice for the family of Neda Soltan – who is hailed as a martyr in Iran and has become the face of the protest movement: (guardian.co.uk) The Iranian authorities have ordered the family of Neda Agha Soltan out of their Tehran …

The Effects Of Social Reporting Over Traditional Media

… as reporters were not allowed to cover news the Iranian authorities regarded as off-limits. This impediment to reporting led to the BBC’s comment on the discussion about Iran: “The majority of messages on Twitter, both within Iran and abroad, are from Mousavi sympathisers — a factor we need to allow …

Who Is Neda Agha Soltan?

Neda Salehi Agha Soltan, 26, has become a national symbol — posters of her face can be seen all over Tehran, and even here in America. Iranian authorities have gone as far as to order citizens to remove the posters — Iranian …

Neda Soltani’s Family ‘Forced Out Of Home’ By Iranian Authorities

neda-soltani-funeral In accordance with Persian tradition, the family had put up a mourning announcement and attached a black banner to the building. But the police took them down, refusing to allow the family to show any signs of …

From new media, a new portrait of Iran emerges

Tehran’s censors were no match for the raw images Iranians on the streets sent electronically to the outside world, experts say.

By the time Iranian authorities drew the curtain this week, it was too late.

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