Neda Soltani

“Was there a Twitter revolution in Iran? To Iason Athanasiadis, an independent journalist whose detention there sparked a global uproar that culminated in his release, the answer comes quickly: No.” A thoughtful piece on the Dart Center blog about Iason Athanasiadis’ recent talk at Columbia University. “Twitter was the great excuse of the Western media,” the journalist argued. But it did play a crucial role, he said. “When using social media as a reporting tool, Athanasiadis is careful to triangulate. ‘I’ve never really quoted anyone that I’ve never met,’ he said. The same could not be said for much of the Western press, who, ... Read Full Story

http://eaazi.blogspot.com   Wednesday, July 29, 2009 # Neda, Marwa, Rachel, Suraideh, Abir, Henryk Walid el-Houri writes in Neda and Marwa: a Tale of Two Murdered Women : O n June 20th 2009, Neda Agha Soltan was shot dead during the post-election protests in Iran. The protests occupied the largest news segments around the world, with analysts and commentators predicting the fall of the Iranian regime and the dawn of freedom breaking in "the axis of evil." Neda's death became an icon of the Iranian opposition and a symbol for millions of people of the injustice of the Iranian regime and the defiance of the ... Read Full Story

The death of Neda Agha-Soltan [ 4 ] ( Persian : ندا آقا سلطان - Nedā Āġā Soltān ; 1982 – June 20, 2009) drew international attention [ 5 ] when her death, after she was shot during the 2009 Iranian election protests , was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the internet. [ 6 ] The video quickly became a rallying point for the reformist opposition. [ 6 ] Nedā (ندا) is the Perso-Arabic word for "voice", "calling" or "divine message," and she has been referred to as the "voice of Iran". [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Read Full Story

by Denise Romano , originally published on at http://nycforiran.wordpress.com on July 30   Less than one week after they poured into the streets for the Global Day of Action, Iranians in New York gathered again in Union Square to mark the 40th day since the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a 26 year-old killed in broad daylight shortly after the controversial election.   Read more and see photos at http://nycforiran.wordpress.com Read Full Story

The living Neda Soltani is now quite afraid for her life, since she's suddenly become "the face of the face of the struggle in Iran" despite not being the woman who was shot. Watching PBS evening network news on Wednesday... in a story about Iran, PBS prominently displayed the photograph of the "wrong" Neda ! BTW::: There's MORE to the photograph of "NEDA" than has met your eyes! SHE's CHRISTIAN! If you read THIS AP ARTICLE you'll find the "boyfriend" of NEDA must be a fake, a fraud and a phony! You will find that mainstream media continues using inaccurate pictures in presenting NEDA ... Read Full Story