Iranian State Police Sniper Shoots Neda Soltan in the Chest, She was not Silenced, Her Voice and Face Live On

Watch with caution, video is extremely graphic.

I am deeply saddened and troubled by the Iranian government's actions in the aftermath of what was clearly a fraudulent election. To think that people there really have no freedom of speech or expression is unconscionable and we must all stand up for the thousands of faceless voices screaming for change. Neda Soltan, 27, whose name means “voice” in Farsi, has quite literally become the voice and face of change in Iran. According to numerous online accounts picked up by media outlets worldwide, she was shot in the streets by Iranian state police while protesting today. This is what repression looks like.

A copy of the video was also emailed to The Times. It seems to show a woman lying in the street with blood spurting from her chest. A man leans over, trying to stop the bleeding with his hands.

The footage, which can be viewed on YouTube, is extremely graphic. The identity of the woman could not be independently confirmed. But she is referred to on Twitter as Neda.

“#Neda: You are the VOICE of the people. You are a call to FREEDOM…..rip,” readd one of the many tweets about her apparent slaying.

CNN reports that pictures of the woman are appearing on posters in Tehran and she is being hailed as a martyr. The network broadcast an excerpt of the video with the face of the woman blurred out.

Iranian Americans also downloaded the video and used it to make posters, which were held up at a demonstration today outside the Federal Building in Westwood. Source: LA Times

Allahpundit has the latest on Neda — her full name, new video apparently taken just before she was shot, and news of her funeral, which was canceled by the Iranian thug-ocracy.

I am surprised that the United Nations has not voiced its concern about what is going on in Iran. Shameful and reprehensible.