What is the name of the Iranian girl that was shot and killed during the protests?
‘Shot Girl’ In Video Named On Mousavi Site Ruth Barnett, Twitter correspondent The image of a woman apparently shot in Iran’s street protests has become the global symbol of a movement despite question marks over her true identity. Graphic footage seemingly showing the death of the student, named as Neda, has received worldwide attention online. The Facebook page of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi appeared to confirm the killing. It named the dead woman as Neda Agha Soltan, a 27-year-old philosophy student who attended protests in Aminabad. But earlier reports described her as a child of 16 and gave her surname as Saleh, which means “righteous” in Farsi. What appears to be a passport photo has since been published on websites, fuelling the demand for information about her. Neda Dies In The Street Sites including Twitter have become the main ways for information to leak from inside Iran – some reliable, some not. But amid fears of reprisals, most people have hidden behind anonymous
Her name is Neda, which means “voice” in Farsi, and her death has become the central rallying cry of the Iranian rebellion. The fresh-faced teenage girl killed by what appears to be a single sniper shot on the streets of Tehran Saturday is now a potent symbol for Iran’s pro-democracy protesters. Her shocking and quick death in the arms of her howling father was captured on closeup video, posted to Facebook and came to life on computer screens across the globe. “RIP Neda, the world cries seeing your last breath,” was one of a flood of messages on Twitter. Within hours of her death, posters of the girl’s face, open-eyed and bloody, were being brandished by demonstrators in Los Angeles and New York City. The graphic video was originally posted to Facebook by an Iranian expatriate in Holland who said it was sent to him by a friend in Tehran, a doctor who tried to save the girl. He identified her as Neda Soltani, a 16-year-old philosophy student. Sources:
