Freedom, Martyrdom and the Snuff Film

The death of a young woman on the streets of Tehran is caught on camera and viewed by millions. But should we be watching?
You tick the box saying you are over 18. You notice the warning that the material you are about to see could be upsetting. But nothing can prepare you for the horrible immediacy of watching a young woman die, as Neda Soltan does on YouTube.
The bloodied face of Neda – already called the Angel of Freedom – will be the image that lingers of the Iran uprising, just as the naked, napalmed girl running down the road has come to encapsulate the Vietnam war.
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