The sister of the one of the Tehran martyrs eulogizes her sister

The video is taken outside of Iran, ostensibly in Germany since the woman is speaking in German. Although their is no proof she is Neda’s sister, the video is widely accepted as authentic. The close relatives of the dead girl lived under house arrest and any communication with those left in Iran would have been impossible.

The narrative translated into English:

I am here in order to tell you that she died in her father’s arms.
I am here in order to tell you that my sister had big dreams.
I am here in order to tell you that my sister was very modest [in her dreams].
She longed – like me – after one day feeling the wind in her hair,
and just like me she loved poems by Farukh (?), a Persian poet,
and she longed for freedom and equality.
She longed for one day being able to say, ‘I am Iranian’ with her head held up high.
She longed to one day fall in love with a man with, giving birth to a daughter, singing lullabies at her cradle, plaiting her child’s long hair.

My sister died because she was not allowed to live like a human being,
my sister died because injustice would not end,
my sister died because she loved life so much,
and my sister died because she cared lovingly for her fellow humans’ well-being.

All our brothers and sisters in Iran: You are not alone!

The killing of Neda Agha Soltan

In the early evening of June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was in her car stuck in the traffic on Kargar Avenue in Tehran. She was with Hamid Panahi, her music teacher, and two others people who have not been identified.

They may have been going to the election protest to participate or just to watch. No one can say for sure. The protests or demonstrations had a social aspect that drew people.

The air conditioner broke down so they stopped and got out to walk, about 1 kilometer from the main protest.

Neda was standing on the sidewalk watching and you can see her fall from the gunshot in the video. She was shot in the chest and the bullet entered her heart.