O's blog

Since June 13, 2009 there has been a movement in Iran protesting election results which declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of Iran once again, under the rule of "Supreme Leader" Ayatollah Khamenei. To date, the protests continue as well as a deep fissure within the government itself regarding voting results and the tremendous human rights violations, mass arrests, brutality and/or killing of activists, protesters, bloggers and journalists which continue to take place. On June 20, 2009 - on one of the most violent days of government crackdown on protesters - a young woman was shot in the chest while standing on the street and the disturbing video captured with a cell phone records her last moments - her name was Neda....Neda Agha-Soltan. The expression in her eyes will forever be etched in my memory and heart as a reminder of spirit, the fragility of life and the necessity to always work for humanity and justice. Neda was not the first death, the only death nor the last death in this movement - but she quickly became a symbol for the voice of justice in Iran. Tomorrow, July 30, 2009 is the fortieth day of Neda's death - the fortieth day being very significant in the ritual of mourning. There have been a number of images commemorating Neda from around the world, for now I will share a piece from artist ABCNT.

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