Iranian of the Day

More than 98 percent of the votes in The Observer's "Best amateur videos of 2009" contest has gone to the killing of Neda Agha Soltan. Here's it's description for the video: "Neda’s blood-stained face and frozen stare has come to symbolise the violent clashes between protestors and police or militia forces in Iran. She has become the icon of democracy advocates opposed to the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But the authorities are trying hard to break her aura."