Her name was Neda, Which means "Voice" or "Call" in Farsi

[Kittycat]

Her name was Neda, Which means "Voice" or "Call" in Farsi. She is the voice of the people of Iran. Please don't forget her.

Warning: Graphic scene of young teen girl shot by the Basij - dies with her father by her side, shouting her name. Neda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrdRwOlmIxI
Also posted earlier in political videos by SkyDaddy

This excerpt from HuffPo, from another Iranian Blogger who wrote last night about possibly not surviving the day. She writes again today, this time about Neda.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html

8:53 PM ET -- "Sister, have a short sleep, your last dream be sweet." Yesterday we printed a touching letter from an Iranian woman that began with these ominous lines: "I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed..."
Story continues below

Tonight, she posted a second letter, passed along and translated by two readers. She writes about her "sister" in this cause who was killed today, referring to Neda.

Yesterday I wrote a note, with the subject line "tomorrow is a great day perhaps tomorrow I'll be killed." I'm here to let you know I'm alive but my sister was killed...


I'm here to tell you my sister died while in her father's hands
I'm here to tell you my sister had big dreams...
I'm here to tell you my sister who died was a decent person... and like me yearned for a day when her hair would be swept by the wind... and like me read "Forough" ... and longed to live free and equal... and she longed to hold her head up and announce, "I'm Iranian"... and she longed to one day fall in love to a man with a shaggy hair... and she longed for a daughter to braid her hair and sing lullaby by her crib...

my sister died from not having life... my sister died as injustice has no end... my sister died since she loved life too much... and my sister died since she lovingly cared for people...

my loving sister, I wish you had closed your eyes when your time had come... the very end of your last glance burns my soul....

sister have a short sleep. your last dream be sweet.

[WeDidIt]

1. Allah ho Akbar

She is a true martyr.

The Martyr, Neda.

[FirstLight]

2. She surely has been a "voice" for the inhumanity of all of this

:cry:

I have tried to keep a distance from this and not watch too much, but her face haunts me today...
There are so many women involved in this movement, so many YOUNG women.

I stand and cry in Solidarity for my sisters who fight for justice, I pray for them on Solstice tomorrow and as I tuck in my own children in a quiet little town so far away from all the turmoil these people and SO many others live with daily...

[shireen]

3. utterly heartbreaking

I hate the people who killed them.

[newspeak]

10. I've already cursed the murderer on another thread

"May his miniscule manpart shrivel, may he physically feel the pain he has bestowed on others, may he reap the rewards he has accrued in hell. It was not a random shooting, he aimed and shot her in the heart-a cold blooded murderer.

[Kittycat]

11. Whether he lives or dies - her death will haunt him until his own end.

[shireen]

19. i doubt it ....

psychopaths and religious fanatics have no shame and remorse.
i'd echo newspeak's sentiments.

[ConcernedCanuk]

29. "psychopaths and religious fanatics have no shame and remorse"

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sadly, you are correct.

[Omaha Steve]

4. K&R!

[BlooInBloo]

5. :( RIP.

[myrna minx]

6. .

:cry:

[proud patriot]

7. Strength to her Family

:hug:

[Engineer4Obama]

8. ...

Words really aren't enough to describe how something like this makes me feel.

RIP

[calimary]

9. Damn.

This is mind-blowing.

My husband was watching some of it and said he hoped that America was taking note - THIS is what you get when you absolutely MUST have a theocracy. THIS is how it ends when you let the religiosos control the state.

[Joe the Revelator]

12. I hate when an entire movement begins to get put on one person's shoulders

This happens a lot. 150 people died today. Don't forget that. This brave, courageous freedom fighter was one of many. I hope this movement is fought in ALL of their names, and the countless more that will die if this movement continues on.

[Kittycat]

17. That's just it - she wasn't a fighter at all.

I understand many people died today, many innocent people, that never threw a stone - even to protect others I'm sure. But this young woman was standing on the sidewalk with her father - 1 kilometer from the protests. A Basij chose to take direct aim, and fire on her - one of the most innocent of all.

This is a direct act of contempt - murder. There was no war to be fought with this young girl. But now her death serves a bigger cause.

[Joe the Revelator]

20. Where did you hear that she wasn't a part of the protest?

Not that it would make a difference, her death is still a tragedy, but this is the first I heard that she wasn't part of the protest. This is kind of what I mean in my OP. The myth begins to get bigger then the truth and when the truth comes out people become disillusioned.

[Kittycat]

23. Everywhere.

From the moment it was reported she was shot, it was stated that she was just standing on the sidewalk with her father, observing from a distance, but not part of the protest. It's been reported on Andrew Sullivan's Dish, Huffpo, and several other sites.

[Joe the Revelator]

24. I've read Huffpo and Sully religiously the last week....

and didn't come across this. I'm not disagreeing, but do you have a link

[Kittycat]

25. From Huffpo, linked in my OP - for the skeptic.

2:37 PM ET -- Graphic video of a woman shot. In the past hour, I've received this video via email and IM dozens and dozens of times. I had various YouTube versions linked below but they kept being removed, so I've uploaded the videos to our own servers. Warning: they are intensely graphic scenes depicting a woman who has just been shot and dies on camera. They are extremely difficult to watch (though, rather stunningly, they were aired on CNN earlier today).

Still images are here if they would be easier to see for you.

Again, reader beware.


Here is the statement posted along with the original video:

Basij shots to death a young woman in Tehran's Saturday June 20th protests At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know.

[Joe the Revelator]

27. I stand a skeptic no more....the point of my op stands however

Thanks for posting tnis info.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. All movements need a symbol

study them, you will see it.

Whether it is Doctor King, Neda or Ghandhi

This is the nature of social unrest. She has become that symbol, like her counterparts a generation ago did in 1979. That is the nature of the beast

[JI7]

13. someone said she was 16 years old

[Withywindle]

14. K & R

:cry:


My heart goes out to her family, and to all the loved ones of all of those who have died.

[Wraith20878]

15. RIP

Rest in Peace Neda. We will remember you.

[NYC_SKP]

16. That youtube is very hard to watch, very very heart-wrenching and graphic.

I'm not sure people understand how hard it is to see, I saw it this morning, I can't watch it again.

Recommending this post.

Rest in Peace, Neda.

I hope you did not suffer in vain.

:patriot:

[shadowknows69]

26. I got through about two thirds of it

I can't usually handle stuff like that real well, still don't, but I felt like I had a resposibility to watch it, if that makes any sense. I won't ever be the same again. I've seen horrible things in the news before but....but I don't even know what. All I know is tonight I'm in mourning for people I don't even know.

[lunatica]

35. It ends quickly for her. At least that's something she was spared

What stayed with me was her father's screams as he realizes she's gone.

[NYC_SKP]

65. They say her father was saying, "Neda, don't be afraid."

Chilling, if true. Like he knew she was gone and was calming her for her transition from this world.

Amazing. :cry:

[Kittycat]

18. Please K&R.

[shadowknows69]

21. I knew I didn't want to watch it when I first heard about it

But that girl deserved to have someone have to watch her last breaths. So I watched, and I imagined being the one holding her hand as the blood streamed from her mouth and nose and the light left her eyes. And I will never be the same again. And I pray the world won't either.

:cry:

[OhioChick]

22. This is heartbreaking....

:cry:

RIP Neda

[Engineer4Obama]

30. .

:kick:

[Liberal In Texas]

31. This is starting to remind me of Tiananmen Square, almost exactly 20 years ago.

And we know how badly that ended.

The movement lasted seven weeks, from Hu's death on 15 April until tanks cleared Tiananmen Square on 4 June. In Beijing, the resulting military response to the protesters by the PRC government left many civilians dead or severely injured. The number of deaths is not known and many different estimates exist. There were reports that 2,500 people were dead and 7,000 - 10,000 people were wounded according to the Red Cross.

Following the violence, the government conducted widespread arrests to suppress protesters and their supporters, cracked down on other protests around China, banned the foreign press from the country and strictly controlled coverage of the events in the PRC press. Members of the Party who had publicly sympathized with the protesters were purged, with several high-ranking members placed under house arrest, such as General Secretary Zhao Ziyang. The violent suppression of the Tiananmen Square protest caused widespread international condemnation of the PRC government. -Wiki

[TahitiNut]

32. RT We are Neda and all those who fell with her. Neda is one Iranian. Neda is all Iranians.

:cry:

"The world is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." (Albert Einstein)

[Kittycat]

33. Bump - Please remember. Please keep kicked.

[lunatica]

34. Her father didn't shout. He screamed

I think all parents know they would too.

[NYC_SKP]

36. K and R, with heartfelt grief. nt

[Party Person]

37. Who IS Neda?

I seem to remember stories about babies in incubators under saddam, and then of course there was Jessica Lynch.

Wait for the facts before you deify.

We don't need another hero

[NYC_SKP]

38. What? What is your concern with this? I'll take my chances that Neda is who people say she was.

A woman who was shot and killed for nothing more than trying to make the world a better place.

If it turns out that this was all bullshit, or she was a nasty woman who had it coming, well, I can stop feeling sad for her.

:donut:

[Party Person]

40. we don't know the whole story

skepticism is a healthy trait

[NYC_SKP]

41. Absolutely nothing is lost in honoring her, nothing. I have no problem w/ not having "whole story".

No problem whatsoever.

Do you know something I don't know.

Describe a scenario in which I'd be mistaken, what's a possible surprise story here.

Just make up an example, I'm curious, I don't doubt your feelings, just give an example.

:shrug:

[NYC_SKP]

66. I'm sooo glad you're gone, Party Person!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=241974

[Liberal In Texas]

43. Your 2 examples were lies perpetrated by the Bush Crime Family

and the neocons to sell war to the American public.

This is not the same thing at all.

[Party Person]

44. yes, the CIA is never involved in propaganda

only the bush crime family is

[Liberal In Texas]

47. So you think the murder of this young woman was a CIA op.

You're nuts.

[Party Person]

48. who knows?

It could be all be part of a "hearts and minds" psy op to create sympathy abroad for toppling the Iranian government. Jessica Lynch story was a fake too.

[Liberal In Texas]

52. The conspiracy room is at the end of the hall and down the stairs.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=125

Enjoy your stay.

[retread]

46. Who IS Party Person? n/t

[NYC_SKP]

51. LOL!

Yep, good question...

Here's Leda.



Source: http://twitpic.com/817ft

Found from Twitter, of Course: http://twitter.com/#search?q=Neda%20OR%20%23Neda

[NYC_SKP]

67. No longer among us...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=241974

[Odin2005]

62. Well, looks like one of the morons I was talking about showed up and started being an ass.

:puke:

[northofdenali]

39. Allahu Akbar, Neda

A twitter friend from Teheran updated me yesterday about this :cry::cry::cry:

[rainbow4321]

42. Video of Neda **before** she was shot (standing in the crowd)

From Twitter and CNN...it's a very short clip, she and her father appear at about 10 seconds. You'll recognize the father because of his blue shirt and white hair--he was seen leaning over her in the original video (after she was murdered).

In THIS video, she is standing to his left.
They were not yelling or throwing anything, just bystanders watching protesters in the streets.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHT37pQmmE

CNN showed both videos this afternoon, back to back.

There was a woman being interviewed that said she has seen "Neda's friends" online talking about her...saying that she was a 27 yr old philosophy student. Contradicts previous reports that she was 16 yrs old (unless that was referring to someone else who was killed). I imagine we will get more information about her over the next few days.

[Party Person]

45. winning hearts and minds overseas by creating a martyr N/T

[DangerousRhythm]

53. That is just chilling, when she turned around ever so briefly...

knowing what would happen a short while after. :cry:

Murdering basiji scum!

[NYC_SKP]

49. A Picture of Neda Before She Was Killed... Here:

What a beautiful woman. :cry:



Source: http://twitpic.com/817ft

Found from Twitter, of Course: http://twitter.com/#search?q=Neda%20OR%20%23Neda

[TahitiNut]

57. Neda Soltani

:cry:

[NYC_SKP]

58. Thank you. Reports say that her fathers words were, "Neda, don't be afraid."

Very moving, if true.

http://www.myinflammatorywrit.com/2009/06/stay.html

Wow.

:hug:

[TahitiNut]

59. It's never easy to see someone die violently. No matter who. No matter what.

:cry: :cry:

... even 40 years later. :cry:

No parent should EVER have to hold their child in their last moments alive. The 'benefit' of those last words cannot come close to balancing the absolute horror.

:cry:

Neda's death is iconic of the needless, insane, horrible deaths of innocents all over the world. We must always understand, it's "just next door" ... and we are 'present' for every death. Denial does not erase that truth.

:cry:

[NYC_SKP]

60. Was it not like being there? With her looking into the camera.

I wanted to help, I wanted to tell her it was OK, that help was on the way.

Wow.

And yes, now that you mention it, years later for those of us with any kind of experience in our lives. :hug:

[ConcernedCanuk]

50. I wonder how many "Nedas" have been killed in Iraq by the USA's invasion/occupation

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probably only a thousand or so . . . .

something to ponder

(sigh)

[Party Person]

54. "His name was Paul" -- Fight Club

Seriously, this thread is starting to remind me of a cult. I think it's possible that Nadie was a real person and not a SIMS like creation through the wonders of technology and video, but I think people should just take it down a notch until we have all the facts.

[ConcernedCanuk]

55. If we'd waited until we had all the "facts" - USA wouldn't be invading the ME

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USA has worked on deceit, lies and false promises for the last 400 years

ask any native

[Party Person]

64. Thank you

I'm glad there's at least one other rational person here besides me.

[TahitiNut]

56. Neda Soltani

:cry: :cry:

[Odin2005]

61. There are no words.

:cry:

innocent people are being MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD by these monsters, still think this is all a big CIA conspiracy you naysaying morons?

[chatnoir]

63. Info on Neda from an Iranian on FB

Due to an Iranian Blog as I previewed:
http://fmortaz.blogspot.com/
I got some new information about her as bellow:
"Neda Aqa Soltan"
she was born on 1982
she was a student of Philosophy
at the 20th of June, she were along with her philosophy master and some of
her classmates in the protest.
She has been shot on heart by 2 Basijies on a motor cycle while she was behind of others and speaking on her mobile phone.

It seems the old man next to her is her master and she died on his hands.
People have stopped the Basijies and it seems the shooter is killed.

At june 21st, her body has given to her family with this condition that
they must bury her as soon as possible and secretly.

It has done under high security situation.
her memory will celebrate in june 22nd in Niloufar Mosque.

http://www.facebook.com/hamedfrt?ref=nf#/note.php?note_id=117316788997&ref=nf