Iran's Green Movement

June 12, 2009

After Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of a clearly fraudulent election, millions of Iranians filled Tehran's streets in green wristbands shouting "Where is my vote?" The regime answered with truncheons, Basij motorcyclists, and mass arrests. Neda Agha-Soltan, shot dead on camera while standing on the sidewalk, became the movement's icon and a global symbol of resistance.