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Mourning Neda Soltani: Martyrdom in the digital age

Jun 24, 2009 21:51

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other online tools allowed the world to know what was happening inside Iran more quickly than mainstream media. Indeed, many Twitter users started using green avatars to express their support for the Iranians protesting the allegedly rigged election results.

Now, a young Iranian woman, Neda Soltani, whose death was captured on cell phone video footage now spreading across the Internet, has become the face of the protest movement in Iran. Her death has been condemned by US President Barack Obama in what is his strongest statement to date against the violence in Iran.

Here's a copy of the video from the CNN report: Please be warned that the video of her death is extremely graphic and should be viewed only by an adult.



A number of tribute videos have also been posted on YouTube, including this piano piece.



Here's a song dedicated to Neda Soltani.



On Facebook, more than 100 Facebook Pages have been created to honor her memory.

On Twitter, you can search for the hashtag #Neda to see related tweets.

To know more about the woman who became an "unlikely martyr", read this CNN profile.

Rest in peace, Neda Soltani.



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montbkk says...
I'm very sorry for Neda and her family. I am also very sorry to see a rerun of western media coverage "Iraq Style". Every anti Iran group located outside of Iran is giving interviews and comments that are taken as absolute fact by CNN and the likes. Will people never learn?!

We could also talk about the millions of "martyrs" killed in the United States because of the color of their skin or economic class. We could speak of some Western European Countries who have been condemned over and over by the European Court for Non Respect Of Human Rights in regards to their own citizens.

To respect Neda's sacrifice is a noble thing but it is mostly being used for western political propaganda.

My prayers go to her family.

Jun 25, 2009 10:31
 
 
babelmachine says...
@montbkk, thanks for your comment. i understand what you're saying, because it seems some people are less interested in mourning neda as a person than in using her death to advance an agenda.

this is not to take away from the tragedy of the event, because it was indeed tragic and i can only imagine the loss her family feels.

Jun 26, 2009 18:34
 
 
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About Joey Alarilla

Joey Alarilla is the Multimedia Head a.k.a. The Catalyst of Manila-based Level Up! Inc., the PLDT Group's online gaming company. He is a doting dad, avid gamer, and pro wrestling fan. Visit his personal blog and follow him on Twitter. You may also add him to your Facebook, or follow him on Plurk and Yahoo! Meme.

 
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