This photo was taken at the beginning of the Iranian revolution (early 1979) when the rioting people invaded Tehran’s military bases. During this period, it was customary for the blood of martyrs killed during the protests to be used to write slogans on pieces of card as a form of remembrance. The slogan was usually signed with a bloody handprint.
The photograph was taken by Kaveh Golestan, the Iranian photographer who was killed, aged 52, by a mine explosion in Iraq in April 2003 while working for the BBC. He was an outstanding photojournalist who had won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the gassing of the Kurds in the Iran-Iraq war in 1988.
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- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
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- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
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