Showing posts with label "one million Nedas". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "one million Nedas". Show all posts

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

One million Nedas

Tens of thousands of people are now hitting the streets in Iran. Their government is disrupting phone, internet, and t.v. service.

Here is a link to a website called OneMillionNedas, showing the areas where tens of thousands of Iranians are protesting the brutal Iranian government. From Wikipedia: "The death of Neda Agha-Soltan[6] (Persian: ندا آقا سلطان - Nedā Āġā Soltān; January 23, 1983 – June 20, 2009) drew international attention after she was killed during the 2009 Iranian election protests.[7] Her death was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the Internet[8] and the video became a rallying point for the opposition.[8] It was described as "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history".[9] Nedā (ندا) is a word used in Persian to mean "voice", "calling," or "divine message," and she has been referred to as the "voice of Iran".[10][11][12] Her death became iconic in the struggle of Iranian