WARNING
The following series of three images is not for the squeamish.
The following series of three images is not for the squeamish.

A young woman, shot by the Basij, dies in the streets of Tehran
Needless to say, there’s nothing at all cheeky or blustery about this. So why do I post it? Because here on the web is the only place these events can be relayed as they happen. And attention must be paid.
I couldn’t bring myself to embed the actual videos, hence the still images. The source videos on YouTube are here and here. (Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)
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