Press photo of the year 2009: Protesting women in Iran
Iranian women stand on a rooftop in the capital Tehran and shout their protest against the regime into the dark night. Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo captured this scene and delivered the press photo of the year 2009.
The picture was taken on June 24, 2009, shortly after the controversial presidential elections. During this time, many Iranians, especially young Iranians, protested on the streets during the day against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and at night they shouted protest slogans from rooftops.
"It's a very intimate picture (...) It's symbolic of how you can enrich a message and look at things from a different angle," said Ayperi Karabuda Ecer, chair of the jury of the World Press Photo organization, in Amsterdam on Friday, according to SDA.
The winning picture:
"It's a very intimate picture (...) It's symbolic of how you can enrich a message and look at things from a different angle," said Ayperi Karabuda Ecer, chair of the jury of the World Press Photo organization, in Amsterdam on Friday, according to SDA.
The winning picture:
Further pictures (selection):
(Pictures: Keystone)
