Neda Soltani is the ordinary Iranian woman whose image spread last summer in an instant around the world. She’s a symbol of the brutality of the Iranian regime and the resilience of Iran’s movement for democracy. She’s also still alive.
This is the incredible story of what happened when the age of social media collided with political upheaval in a land behind a curtain — and how it even forced a 32-year-old graduate student into political exile.
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This is seriously scary. Check out that link. Oh Facebook (and others), look what you’ve done.
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deceased protester, left; Neda Soltani,...As Foreign Policy notes, “a disheartening...
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Woah. A cautionary tale about...they twist things,...when...
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The image on the right isn’t Neda… but even so, it’s an amazing story.
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