Dallas - Unfair Park - At Dallas City Hall Today, Hundreds Show Support for Friends and Family in Iran: Via Dallas Observer blog.

This afternoon outside Dallas City Hall, several hundred people braved the summer's first 100-degree day to protest the violent crackdown on demonstrators in Iran. They waved Iranian flags, held signs demanding freedom and democracy and showed photographs of the violence that has rocked the country since the June 13 election.

The crowd, organized by local activists and student organizations, was thick with young people of Iranian descent, and many of them carried photographs of Neda Soltan, the 26-year-old woman murdered over the weekend in Tehran. Some of the images showed the gruesome scene of her death and bloodied face, while others showed her as a beautiful, smiling woman. "Neda: Angel of Freedom," one sign read. "Neda," another promised, "We will never forget you."
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