One image sticks in the mind of many Iranians who remain undecided on whether to vote in Friday's presidential election. It is of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young woman whose death was captured on amateur camera and circulated around the world in 2009, encapsulating a nation's struggle for freedom in the aftermath of the last election, which many believe was rigged.
"These days, her image keeps coming back to my mind," a Tehrani citizen said via online chat on Facebook. "Am I betraying her if I vote? I don't know, but many of my friends are saying we won't achieve anything by simply boycotting the election."
For families who lost loved ones in the aftermath of the 2009 election, the buildup to the vote is adding salt to the wounds. At least 100 protesters are believed to have been killed in the protests.
Unlike Neda, whose death resonated globally, prompting world leaders to comment and inspiring films and books, the identities of a large number of those who lost their lives remain unfamiliar to Iranians.
The Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, currently exiled in Oxford, has devoted the past four years to identifying the families of the lesser-known victims and documenting details of their deaths through interviews with family and friends.
