Lost in this battle for change. this boy was shot in the head. the disturbing video captures the moment a bullet struck him. as the mourners chant, mother, don t grieve for your child, we will take your revenge, the determination to risk it all for regime change. that regime is sentencing protesters to death. several have been handed the death penalty this week in what human rights experts say are sham trials. nothing seems to be stopping the will of the people. the third month of the uprising began with a new wave of strikes and protests sweeping across the country. the rising voices for freedom
Be careful. in iran women and men continue to risk their living showing up for antigovernment demonstrations. what we re witnessing in cell phone videos and learning about through first person accounts is extraordinary. cnn spoke to one woman who has been on the street protesting. we want to warn you some of the images you ll see are disturbing, but we think they re important for you to see. reporter: every day for the past five weeks a little bit of video trickles out of iran, giving us a small window in the repressive republic. a snapshot of the bravery of protesters. and the ruthlessness of regime forces. the government s internet restrictions have made it hard for us to speak to those on the front lines of this battle for change, but we got a rare opportunity to speak briefly with a 28-year-old protester. we re not identifying her for her safety.
Down and it has been women who have been at the forefront of these protests. this is the gut wrenching grief of a sister burying her brother. a forever good-bye too soon. killed at a protest. these anguished cries make it hard to understand what she says. but her pain needs no words. for some in iran, culting off hair is an age old mourning rite. but has also become a poignant form of protest for those rising up for their rights united in their battle for change. and in every corner of the world, women are sending messages of solidarity. in syria s kurdish region, a woman chops after her hair to the chant women, life, freedom.
She was detained by the morality police for allegedly not complying with strict hijab rules. we are following this story closely from istanbul. reporter: this is the gutwrenching grief of a sister bearing her brother. the forever goodbye to soon for this 36-year-old, shot and killed a protest. she cuts off her hair and tosses it over his grave. these anguished cries make it hard to understand what she says . but her pain needs no words. for some in iran cutting off air is the age old morning right. but it is also become a poignant form of protest for those rising up for the rights, united in their anger and their battle for change. and from every corner of the world, women are sending messages of solidarity. in syria, a woman chops off her
absolutely. i just want to make sure we hang onto our freedoms and the government remembers it is a government s job is to preserve our freedoms, not to steal them. eric: happy fourth of july. martha: a law passed over a decade ago requires the va department to only purchase legs made in the united states. one company making more than 83,000 flags per year. live in northern california with that story. hello. good morning. it is always a star-spangled the day, the nonprofit factory outside san francisco where workers are stitching together 350 american flags every day for the department of veteran affair. the va can only buy american-made american flags but other government agencies buy their flags overseas, and that is prompting a battle for
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