A silent vigil has taken place in Union Square Park, New York city in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan and other Iranian protestors killed in recent demonstrations.
The vigil was held from 7:30-9:30pm in New York's Union Square Park and was attended by several hundred people. Participants held placards with a picture of Neda Agha-Soltan's face in front of there own. Some protestors brought roses and lit candles at the vigil. The event was held largely in silence, which was finally broken at 9.30pm by a saxophonist.
The silent vigil was part of a series of memorial events helf yesterday, including flashmobs in Vienna, Austria and Disneyland Plaza, California. Organisers of the 'silent wave' also planned a two minute silence along with vigils in other cities and in London a lone protestor observed a silence in Trafalgar Square.
No comments:
Post a Comment