I cried for three hours, until I fell asleep, after watching it. I wailed like a child, completely out of control. I wanted to smash things and kill people, and right now. It bypassed all of the filters I use to shut out the horror of our reality in order to live as good a life as I can, and to be effective in reducing that horror. I got drunk out of my mind to kill the pain I felt. The next day I awoke shaking, drained and in shock. It took hours for that emotional reaction to clear and for me to get my mind back. And watching that video is still affecting me, at the level of my feelings.

And I took action as a result of my feelings. Immediately. Revolutionary action.

If that was propaganda, it was brilliantly executed. Whether it is or not, it is an excellent argument against any state anywhere and at any time.

That is all. Return to your assigned work allotments.

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What you can do to bring down the tyrants

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDCsp1atehU

Neda Soltani

(YouTube video comment by witness)

shery630

June 20, 2009

Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. (Tehran)

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.

Neda Soltani

From Facebook:

Neda Soltani (1982 – 20th June 2009; age 26–27) was an young Iranian woman whose killing, allegedly by Basij militia during the 2009 Iranian election protests, was captured on video by bystanders. The graphic videos were posted on the Internet, and her name quickly became a rallying cry for the opposition.

Neda means “voice” or “calling” in Persian, and she has been referred to as the “voice of Iran” and “a symbol” of this revolution taking place right now. Ya Neda, Ya Neda…. Ya Neda.