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The cliche is that a picture is worth a thousand words.
Images of Neda laying on the street in a pool of blood sparked a wave of sympathy for demonstrators worldwide.
Our senior editor of middle east affairs Octavian Nasser has more about
HER and the reaction her death has provoked around the world.
We must warn you some of the images you are about to see are disturbing.
Her name is Neda. The facts surrounding her life and death are difficult to verify.
She appears to have been a young student who joined thousands of her
countrymen to voice her disapproval of Iran's election results.
Eyewitnesses say a Basiji military man hiding on a building rooftop shot Nada in her chest.
Silencing her forever.
A man who appears to be her father desperately calling on her to open her eyes.
A stranger begging her to stay awake. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid Neda. The man says.
But Neda doesn't respond. She dies right there on the street.
Another protestor catching her last moments on his cell phone camera.
And just like that Neda, who came to the square thinking she was one voice among thousands
turned into the voice of and entire opposition movement.
Neda which means The Calling is now on millions of clips across the globe
On the internet in specially designed avatars.
A young life cut down in its prime. One woman's gripping story speaking volumes.
A grim reminder of the price Iranians could pay for freedom.