Iran's Revolution on Film
When millions of Iranians flooded the streets in June 2009 to protest the disputed election, it was all recorded--on video cameras and cell phones. For the West, these grainy amateur images were the only witness to the uprising and the brutal crackdown. Recently, a group that has been collecting the digital documentation of last year's protests received 6,000 of these videos from a student leader who fled Iran. Here are some of these remarkable, often disturbing recordings that document a brave, brutal, and heartbreaking history. Many of these images have never been seen before.
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Isfahan, June 15, 2009
On this day, hundreds of thousands of Iranians were gathering in crowds in the streets as security forces and state-sponsored militias attempted to break up any demonstrations. This footage captures injured civilians lying on the ground a short way from the crowds. One of the men was shot in the street; another clutches a bandage to his ear. Many of those attacked were Isfahan students, one of whom was reported to have died.
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