Death of Neda Agha-Soltan in the overthrowing of Iran's monarchy. On 22 June, Iranian presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who were contesting the validity of the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called upon Iranian citizens to commemorate Āghā-Soltān. Karroubi announced his appeal on Facebook, asking demonstrators to gather in the center of the Iranian capital at 4:00 pm local time. The chief of the Tehran Police announced that his department had no involvement in the fatal incident. Later that day, riot police armed with live ammunition and tear gas dispersed a crowd of between 200 and 1,000 protesters who had gathered in Tehran's
Timeline of the 2009 Iranian election protests Iran arrested several Bahá'ís for their religion, which is banned in Iran despite being originated there, along with opposition leaders, activists and journalists. Iranian-Americans marched in Washington D.C. in support of the protesters. The unknown Iranians who filmed the Death of Neda Agha-Soltan were awarded the 2009 George Polk Award for Videography. Approximately 1,200 Iranians signed a petition against a law that would limit women's rights. Mohammed Raza Heydari and his family, Iran's former consul general in Oslo, was granted political asylum in Norway, following threats against him by the Iranian government because he quit his job in protest against