This May 2009 photo provided by Caspian Makan, 37-year-old photojournalist in Tehran who identified himself as Neda Agha Soltan's boyfriend purports to show Neda Agha Soltan. The death of the woman identified as Neda Agha Soltan was captured on amateur videos and spread around the world in less than 48 hours on YouTube, Facebook, blogs and Twitter. ** EDS NOTE: THE AP CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS IMAGE BECAUSE OF REPORTING STRICTURES ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

This May 2009 photo provided by Caspian Makan, 37-year-old photojournalist in Tehran who identified himself as Neda Agha Soltan's boyfriend purports to show Neda Agha Soltan. The death of the woman identified as Neda Agha Soltan was captured on amateur videos and spread around the world in less than 48 hours on YouTube, Facebook, blogs and Twitter. ** EDS NOTE: THE AP CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS IMAGE BECAUSE OF REPORTING STRICTURES ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

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  1. Iranian filmmaker Hana Makhmalbaf (R) holds pictures of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who was killed during post-election protests in Tehran, as she takes part in a pro-democracy protest with Spanish actress Pilar lopez de Ayala (L), director of the San Sebastian International Film Festival Mikel Olaziregui (3L), South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (5L) and other filmmakers and members of the festival's jury, on September 24, 2009 at the Kursaal Palace in San Sebastian.
  2. Iranian filmmaker, Hana Makhmalbaf (R) holds pictures of Iranian leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who was killed during post-election protests in Tehran, as she takes part in a pro-democracy protest with director of the San Sebastian International Film Festival Mikel Olaziregui (2nd R), Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (R) and other filmmakers and members of the festival's jury, on September 23, 2009 at the Kursaal Palace, in San Sebastian.
  3. FILE - In this Thursday Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, Iranian film director Hana Makhmalbaf protests as she arrives at a movie theater holding a banner against Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and a portrait of Neda Agha Soltan, a woman who was killed in a Tehran protest, at the 57th Film Festival in San Sebastian, northern Spain. Iran's political turmoil has raised a culture clash, as hundreds of Iranian musicians, actors, filmmakers, poets and writers have spoken out against the government for its suppression of dissent, which has led to the deaths of 69 people and the arrest of thousands amid widespread reports of torture.
  4. Protesters carry pictures of Neda Agha Soltan, while shouting slogans and chants outside the United Nations headquarters against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad, as he prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. Soltan, 27, became an icon after she was shot and killed June 20 in a post-election protest in Tehran.

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