Her Name was 'Neda'
Trying to aggregate as much updated information on a moving story as possible to get the facts in one place.
JUNE 22, 2009 12:43PM
Updates on Neda, Symbol of a Revolution
It might have seemed benign to both public and press, but it took much away from another life as a casualty. This story was en route to The Rachel Maddow Show when it got eclipsed by an even bigger story, the death of Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, there are some in the media still irresponsibly using a photo of a living person, not that Neda.
Not That 'Neda' - How the Wrong Photo Became an Icon
The doctor seen attending to Neda Agha-Soltan in the famous video makes it safely back to London and out of Iran. Physician and author Dr. Arash Hejazi had been studying at Oxford and was only in Tehran temporarily in business when he found himself in the middle of history.
Doctor In Neda Video Arrives Safely in London
Dr. Hejazi gives his first public interview to the BBC, detailing his account of Neda Agha-Soltan's death, and we all breathe a little easier.
Eyewitness to Neda's Death Breaks His Silence
Iran begins its campaign against the Neda death and video, claiming it was staged propaganda.
Iran Discounts the Death of Neda
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad orders the judiciary to find those responsible for Neda Agha-Soltan's death, which he calls 'heartbreaking,' and put them on trial. To date, this has not happened.
Ahmadinejad Orders Investigation of Neda's Death
As more family and personal photos of Neda Agha-Soltan became available to the press and the public, they were posted here to distinguish from incorrect photos of another individual circulating in the media.
More Photos of Neda Agha-Soltan
Iran's chief of police claims Interpol is looking for Dr. Arash Hejazi, a claim later revealed to be fabricated.
Iran Fabricates Interpol Involvement in Neda Investigation
Iran's state television admits its error in reporting Interpol's involvement.
Iran's Press TV Admits Interpol Error
The same Iranian chief of police claims that "most" of the hundreds of detainees of the post-election political unrest have been freed on bail or released.
Iran's Chief of Police: Most Detainees Have Been Freed
Dr. Arash Hejazi, present at the death of Neda, claims to positively identify Neda Agha-Soltan's killer based on identification pulled from the alleged gunman at the seen. The information was posted on Dr. Hejazi's website but not picked up by the mainstream media until a month later.
Doctor Claims to Identify Neda's Killer
The grandson of the late Ayatollah leaves Iran in protest of the upcoming inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini Leaves Iran in Protest
An Iranian father is arrested by authorities for grieving his son who was killed in the post-election violence.
Iranian Father Reportedly Arrested for Grieving His Son
Neda's music teacher, Hamid Panahi, who was present with her at her death, disputes many of the previously given accounts of her death, including his own.
Key Eyewitness Contradicts Doctor's Account of Neda's Death
Marking the 40th day since Neda Agha-Soltan's death in Iran is met by violence, as police push back thousands of mourners. Neda's mother observed her grief in another location.
Forty Days After Neda: Mourning in Iran Met With Violence
The successfully re-elected incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, gets the coveted blessing of Iran's Supreme Leader ahead of his inauguration.
Ahmadinejad Gets Khamenei Endorsement Ahead of Inauguration
A disputed election result notwithstanding, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sworn in for a second term as Iran's president.
Amid Protests, Ahmadinejad Sworn In at Inauguration
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on Iran to release all American hostages.
Clinton Presses Iran for Release of Hostages
A 24-year-old French researcher is released from Evin Prison after being held for 'crimes against the Islamic republic.'
Iran Releases French Researcher Clotilde Reiss From Prison
Seven executions scheduled for that day cancelled by the head of Iran's judiciary.
Executions Cancelled in Iran
The Times finally confirms in the mainstream press a story we reported a month earlier when Dr. Arash Hejazi fingered Abbas Kargar Javid as Neda's killer on his website.
The Times Confirms Neda Story on Abbas Kargar Javid
The grandson of the late Ayatollah cancels an annual celebration at his grandfather's shrine due to security concerns.
Khomeini Grandson Cancels Celebration at Shrine in Iran
Neda's fiance is released from Evin Prison where he had been detained since June 26th, shortly after her death. He later successfully fled to Canada, where he sought asylum.
Iran: Neda's Fiancé Caspian Makan Released from Evin Prison
As Iranian president Ahmadinejad travels to New York City to speak at the United Nations, NBC's Ann Curry scores the first US media interview.
NBC's Ann Curry Scores First Interview with Ahmadinejad
The Empire State Building temporarily goes green in advance of the Ahmadinejad visit. Later, they say it was for the anniversary of the Wizard of Oz.
As New York, UN Brace for Ahmadinejad, Walkouts Threatened
The President of the United States issues a strong statement at the G20 summit regarding the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility discovered in Iran.
Obama Calls Out Iran For Building Covert Nuclear Facility
The Telegraph speculates that Ahmadinejad's anti-Israel rants might be based in something more than politics, disclosing his family was Jewish.
Ahmadinejad, and a Family Secret Suppressed: They Were Jewish
Rumors swirl that Iran's Supreme Leader is dead or in a coma. He later resurfaces to public view.
Unraveling the Latest Reports from Iran: Is Khamenei Dead?
Iran formally charges three American hikers with espionage. The three have been detained by Iran since then, despite pleas for their release.
Iran Files Espionage Charges Against Three American Hikers
What would have been Neda Agha-Soltan's 27th birthday is marked by rallies around the globe.
On Neda's Birthday, Remembrance and Renewed Commitment
Those involved in getting the now famous video of Neda Agha-Soltan's death are honored anonymously with one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, the Polk Award, to protect those whose identities are still being safeguarded.
"The Anonymous" Behind Neda Video Awarded Prestigious Polk
I interview Michi, one of those on the forefront of what came to be known as the "Twitter Revolution," about how social media and citizen journalism changed the face of events in Iran, and vice versa.
Interview: How Twitter and #Iranelection Changed Each Other
I interview Mehdi, an Iranian student who found himself in the middle of the post-election protests and violence on the streets of Tehran in June 2009 and fled the country a month later. Mehdi witnessed firsthand the exacting price of that bloodshed and dreams of a free Iran.
We Dream of a Free Iran: Interview with a Witness to Protest
Important new evidence surfaces with a cellphone video, previously undisclosed, taken at the scene of Neda's death, refuting some government conspiracy theories.
JUNE 14, 2010 4:26PM
New Neda Video Surfaces Nearly a Year After Her Death
An interview with the first person to post the Neda video to the Internet and bring it to the public and the media after her death on June 20, 2009.
How the Neda Video Came to the World
Cartoon "Twitter (R)Evolution used by kind permission of the artist, New Yorker cartoonist liza Donnelly (@lizadonnelly on Twitter). "Twitter (R)Evolution" was originally published on the Internet in late June 2009 and will be included in the upcoming collection by liza Donnelly, "When Do They Serve the Wine?" to be published by Chronicle Books in January 2011.
Top, photo of gravesite of Neda Agha-Soltan, which has been defaced by bullet holes. Image in the public domain.
The HBO documentary film, "This Is For Neda," broadcast to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the disputed election and her subsequent death in June 2009, is available on demand online at HBO Films.
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Citizen journalism refined by a professional is a way to describe it. Quite a year Kathy. Thanks.
Neda haunts me.