Neda Soltani

Neda Soltani

Neda Soltani (full name: Neda Agha Soltan) was the Iranian woman shot by a Basij soldier on June 20th, 2009 during a political protest in Iran. Learn more about Neda Soltani and follow the unrest in Iran.

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“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
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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
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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
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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
Written by DaveLucas on
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
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NEDA SOLTANI LIVES IN THE HEART OF IRAN

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NEDA SOLTANI LIVES IN THE HEART OF IRAN

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Quote:It is the most strongly-worded statement the family of Neda Agha Soltan have made since her death. The family's accusation follows the spread of an Iranian government-proposed theory blaming a conspiracy of western governments for the killing. ... "I openly declare that no one, apart from the government, killed Neda. Her killer can only be from the government," Ali Agha Soltan told the BBC's Persian service by telephone from Iran. On...  
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Neda Agha Soltan, killed on camera by a sniper's bullet, became the symbol of opposition to Iranian President Ahmadinejad this summer. Her boyfriend, Caspian Makan, who has just fled the country, talks to Arash Sahami and Angus Macqueen about their romance, his imprisonment after her death and his terrifying escape.  
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A documentary on the protests in Iran, produced for PBS and the BBC, pieces together the death, and life, of Neda Agha-Soltan, whose last moments were caught on video and posted online.  
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The University of Oxford’s Queen’s College has established a scholarship for Iranians in honour of Neda Agha-Soltan, a protester who was shot dead during protests against June’s rigged election. The Iranian embassy in London is incensed.  
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The Guardian interviews Caspian Makan, boyfriend to Iranian martyr Neda Agha Soltan: Caspian has lost not only the woman he was planning to marry, but also his country, his family, his friends and his career. Anyone and everyone who had...  
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AP - FILE - This photo dated May 2009 and provided by Caspian Makan, 37-year-old photojournalist in Tehran who identified himself as the boyfriend of Neda Agha Soltan. The photo purports to show Neda Agha Soltan whose death on a Tehran, Iran, street ...  
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Ein Stipendium der Uni Oxford verärgert das iranische Regime. Benannt wurde es nach der Studentin Neda Agha-Soltan, die nach ihrem Tod in Teheran zur Symbolfigur des Widerstands wurde. In einem Protestbrief spinnt die Botschaft krude Verschwörungstheorien weiter.  
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UK's Oxford defends Iran protester scholarship from al-Arabiya reports that Oxford University has set up a scholarship in honor of Neda Agha Soltan, the young Iranian woman murdered during the Iranian election protests. Why don't American Ivy League schools do...  
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An Iranian killed in protests over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection in June was willing to be "shot in the heart" for her cause, her boyfriend said in an interview Sunday.The killing of Neda Agha-Soltan on June 20 came to symbolise the public uprising against Ahmadinejad's victory earlier that month in presidential elections against Mir Hossein Mousavi which the opposition says were rigged.A graphic Internet video of her bleeding to...  
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(The Associated Press) Iran has condemned an Oxford University scholarship in memory of an Iranian student killed during anti-government protests.The university's Queen's College established the Neda Agha Soltan Graduate Scholarship in Philosophy earlier this year. The 27-year-old student was shot to death June 20 on the...  
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