Le Figaro:
Neda, martyre de la contestation et icône du web
Samuel Laurent (lefigaro.fr)
06/21/2009 | Updated 17:04 |
The death of the young woman gave face to the repression of the opposition in Iran.
The Twitter community erected this young Iranian woman as an icon, whose death by gunfire was filmed Saturday during demonstrations. Neda gave face to the repression of Ahmadinejad’s opponents.
She was called Neda, probably Neda Sotani. This twenty year old or less (some say 16 years old) woman was among dozens of anti-Ahmadinejad demonstrators victimized by repression on Saturday in Teheran. Shot by distant gunfire, she collapsed in the middle of a panic before dying despite assistance by passers-by.
Like several other victims on Saturday, her death was filmed by a demonstrator and broadcast on the Internet. The video uploaded on Youtube and Facebook was spread by Twitter, the microblogging site which became one of the information channels covering the situation in Iran. The videos quickly attracted thousands of viewers.
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Courtesy: Buenos Aires Translator.
