Neda
A young woman was killed today in Iran, but she wasn’t the only one. What distinguishes her fate from the others is that her final, graphic moments were captured on film and broadcast across the world and the internet. It shouldn’t be too hard to find, but be forewarned that it is disturbing.
Her name, unconfirmed, apparently means “voice” or “call” in Farsi. Some are already dubbing her the “voice of the people, a call to freedom”. The circumstances of her death are unclear, though the unverified account is that she was murdered by a basij member, even though she wasn’t participating in the protests.
Things are pretty bad in Iran right now. No one’s really sure how things are going to turn out, nor if they’ve seen the worst of it. I think it’s pretty clear that the ruling powers are starting to feel threatened. Their initial attempts to stop the unrest didn’t work and they’re only like to escalate their methods as things progress.
I hope the Iranian people get the freedom they want.
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