Friday, February 12, 2010

Tehran Protest Image Wins Top Award

Pietro Masturzo, an Italian freelance journalist, on Friday won the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 award with this picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran on 24 June after Iran's disputed presidential election. Reuters

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a brilliant photo. At this time, we must not forget those who were arrested, or worse, for such rooftop protests, especially the young student Mostafa Ghanian who was shot by regime agents on the night of June 17 (5 days after the rigged election) while shouting "Alla-u Akbar!" (God is Great) from the rooftop of his home. Here is more about him:

http://www.iranrights.org/english/memorial-case-44477.php

Anonymous said...

How do I know, if this photo represents a Green Suporter or a Pro-Government supporter ??

(in Alabama, we have a saying ! how do you know who your daddy is ? cause MAMA told me so ;) )

b said...

If that person is a Green supporter the picture does well in explaining the size of the Green movement.

Kull said...

"If that person is a Green supporter the picture does well in explaining the size of the Green movement".

That's EXACTLY the same thing I was thinking...the so called "green protesters" are nothing but paid shills of the CIA and the Mossad, or, in the 'best' hypothesis, puppets manipulated against the interests of their homeland.

Anonymous said...

It was a 6 to 4 relation for the Government, (if we are realistic)
after Foreign interventions, it shrank into 8 to 2 for the Government
now it is 9 pro Government an the rest are neutral except for a few hundred.

Anonymous said...

At the same event, the “jury decided to name a Special Mention recognizing a frame grab from a video posted on YouTube in June 2009 during the post-election uprising in Iran.”
It shows the protester Neda Agha-Soltan lying on the ground after being shot in the chest by Iran’s security forces.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1790&Itemid=50&bandwidth=low

Anonymous said...

to the last anon. I am a green supporter and I know the Neda killing was staged and there is enough proof on this.
here a youtube link
it is absolutly visible she sprayed paint on her own face, she was in this thing with her friends and her friends killed her later. look for yourself
(keep your eyes on her left hand at all times)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shp7HE2YA_c

be fair while watching..

Green Supporter said...

to the last anon. I am a green supporter and I know the Neda killing was staged and there is enough proof on this.

Please visit my website.

Be fair while visiting my website.

Anonymous said...

please do not be afraid Mr Uskowi...

the truth should not be rewritten

watch her let hand all the time and be fair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shp7HE2YA_c

Anonymous said...

To the so called Green supporter with a sense of humor.

Us true "Greens" and not only supporter, do not wish to build our case on "Lies"

Neda's death was committed not by any police force in Iran but by foreign elements and by GOD one day it will be avenged.

Bless Iran

A Ghost of Tehran said...

Here are more photos from Tehran plus comments from Pietro Masturzo, the Italian photographer whose images of roof-top protests of Tehran residents against the disputed re-election of Ahmadinejad were recognized by this award:

http://www.pietromasturzo.com/wordpress/ghosts-of-teheran