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Film of Neda's Death Wins Top Journalism Prize

Rob Quinn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:30:00 CST

The anonymous Iranians who filmed and distributed footage of a protester's death last year have been awarded one of journalism's top prizes. Neda Soltan's death has become "an iconic image of the Iranian resistance," said the curator of the George Polk Awards. It's the first time the American award has...

Ahmadinejad's Website Hacked

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:34:34 CST

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who charmingly once declared that Iran is free of gays, must be fixing to make sure it's free of hackers, as well. Gawker reports that the Iranian prez's website , which is currently down, was hacked by someone who posted a message asking God if he might take Mahmoud...

Neda's Boyfriend: 'This Movement Will Never Die'

Jen Paton — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:48:22 CST

"I still cannot believe it. I think I will see Neda again," the boyfriend of the iconic slain Iranian protester tells the Guardian in his first interview since fleeing the country. "Now I have left Iran, I can cry out," says Caspian Makan, who was tossed in the notorious Evin...

Logical, Ethical Lapses Beset Washington Post

M. Morris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:07:31 CDT

The next-to-last straw was the Washington Post editorial saying Neda Agha Soltan should have won the Nobel Peace Prize, which isn't awarded posthumously. The last straw was today's op-ed raising—but not bothering to answer—the question of whether President Obama can even accept the honor without violating the Constitution....

Soundbite Nation: Tweet First, Think Later

Jason Farago — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:50:25 CDT

Time was, only politicians were expected to speak in soundbites, but these days, writes Simon Dumenco in Advertising Age , "tens of millions of us do it as a matter of course." Twitter and other social media have made us all into reaction machines, with errors and exaggerations cropping up and...

Police Beat Neda Mourners, Turn Mousavi Away

Jason Farago — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:01:52 CDT

Iranian police beat demonstrators gathered in a Tehran cemetery to mourn victims of post-election violence, including Neda Agha-Soltan—the 26-year-old whose killing was witnessed by hundreds of thousands on YouTube. A witness told Reuters that some mourners were arrested. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi defied threats from the Revolutionary Guards...

Fleeing Doc Tells of Neda's End

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:38:09 CDT

A doctor who has fled Iran said murdered protester Neda Agha-Soltan died less than a minute after she was shot on the streets of Tehran as a bullet seemed to "explode" in her chest, reports the BBC. "I saw blood gushing out of Neda's chest. She was in a shocked...

Iran Orders Neda's Family to Leave Tehran Home

John Johnson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:28:13 CDT

Authorities in Iran have ordered the family of Neda Aghan Soltan—the woman whose videotaped death has galvanized protesters—from their Tehran home, reports the Guardian . "We just know that they were forced to leave their flat," a neighbor told the newspaper, which has been unable to contact the family.

Gunmen Thought Neda Had Terrorist Links: Iran

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:50:00 CDT

Neda Agha-Soltan may have been mistaken for a terrorist’s sister when she was gunned down mid-protest, Iran’s state-run news agency claims. “Groups who want to create division” purposely killed the 26-year-old—now the face of the demonstrations—“to accuse the Islamic republic of ruthlessly dealing with the opposition,” it continues....