Pietro Masturzo, an Italian freelance photographer, won the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 award with this picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, on 24 June. Jury chair Ayperi Karabuda Ecer said:
Pietro Masturzo, an Italian freelance photographer, won the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 award with this picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, on 24 June. Jury chair Ayperi Karabuda Ecer said: "The photo shows the beginning of something, the beginning of a huge story. It adds perspectives to news. It touches you both visually and emotionally, and my heart went out to it immediately." The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2010, the world's largest annual press photography contest, were announced February 12, 2010. REUTERS/Pietro Masturzo (IRAN - Tags: MEDIA SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS © Reuters/REUTERS | Reuters
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani is seen in this undated handout image received in London on July 9, 2010. The Iranian judiciary has yet to confirm any stay of implementation of a sentence of stoning handed down against a woman convicted of adultery, her lawyer told AFP on Friday. The comments from Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani's counsel, Mohammad Mostafavi, came after assurances from the Iranian embassy in London that his client would not face the original sentence amid a Western outcry. AFP PHOTO/Amnesty International/Handout EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani is seen in this undated handout image received in London on July 9, 2010. The Iranian judiciary has yet to confirm any stay of implementation of a sentence of stoning handed down against a woman convicted of adultery, her lawyer told AFP on Friday. The comments from Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani's counsel, Mohammad Mostafavi, came after assurances from the Iranian embassy in London that his client would not face the original sentence amid a Western outcry. AFP PHOTO/Amnesty International/Handout EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE © AFP | AFP
In thi image taken on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 an unidentified member of Iran's under-15 female Youth Olympics soccer team, right, fights for the ball with a member of Tehran's all-star team during a training match in Tehran, Iran. Iran may keep its girls' soccer team from taking part in Singapore Youth Olympics in August because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire for the games, local media reported on Thursday. (AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi)
In thi image taken on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 an unidentified member of Iran's under-15 female Youth Olympics soccer team, right, fights for the ball with a member of Tehran's all-star team during a training match in Tehran, Iran. Iran may keep its girls' soccer team from taking part in Singapore Youth Olympics in August because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire for the games, local media reported on Thursday. (AP Photo/ISNA, Arash Khamoushi) © AP | AP
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3, 2010. Iran hailed the successful launch of Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) home-produced satellite rocket amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons. AFP PHOTO/ROHOLLAH VAHDATI
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3, 2010. Iran hailed the successful launch of Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) home-produced satellite rocket amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons. AFP PHOTO/ROHOLLAH VAHDATI © AFP | AFP
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.A frame grab taken from video footage released on September 28, 2009, shows a missile being fired in Iran. Iran test-fired a missile on Monday which defence analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf, state media reported, a move that may irk world powers ahead of rare talks with Tehran this week. REUTERS/Press TV via Reuters TV (IRAN MILITARY POLITICS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. IRAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN IRAN
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.A frame grab taken from video footage released on September 28, 2009, shows a missile being fired in Iran. Iran test-fired a missile on Monday which defence analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf, state media reported, a move that may irk world powers ahead of rare talks with Tehran this week. REUTERS/Press TV via Reuters TV (IRAN MILITARY POLITICS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. IRAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN IRAN © REUTERS | REUTERS
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Students from Tehran's Art University look at paintings by 19th-20th century French painter and sculptor Fernand Henri Leger at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art June 19, 2010. Artists like Monet, Picasso and Warhol were considered revolutionary in their day, but their works were not much appreciated by the leaders of Iran's Islamic revolution and many were kept out of view for decades. Now, one of the greatest collections of contemporary Western art -- put together under a Western-leaning monarchy in pre-revolutionary Iran -- is open to the public, with some works on display for the first time in more than 30 years. Picture taken June 19, 2010. To match Reuters Life! IRAN-ART/COLLECTION REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY)
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Students from Tehran's Art University look at paintings by 19th-20th century French painter and sculptor Fernand Henri Leger at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art June 19, 2010. Artists like Monet, Picasso and Warhol were considered revolutionary in their day, but their works were not much appreciated by the leaders of Iran's Islamic revolution and many were kept out of view for decades. Now, one of the greatest collections of contemporary Western art -- put together under a Western-leaning monarchy in pre-revolutionary Iran -- is open to the public, with some works on display for the first time in more than 30 years. Picture taken June 19, 2010. To match Reuters Life! IRAN-ART/COLLECTION REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY) © REUTERS | REUTERS
Iranians gather at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2010. Iran has succeeded to produce its first batch of uranium enriched to 20 per cent. 'I herewith tell you that we have succeeded to produce the first batch of the 20-per-cent uranium enrichment at the Natanz site and have delivered them to our scientists,' Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony in Tehran marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Iranians gather at the Azadi (freedom) square during a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran on 11 February 2010. Iran has succeeded to produce its first batch of uranium enriched to 20 per cent. 'I herewith tell you that we have succeeded to produce the first batch of the 20-per-cent uranium enrichment at the Natanz site and have delivered them to our scientists,' Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony in Tehran marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) greets his supporters on a street before his speech in a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran, 11 February 2010. Iran has succeeded to produce its first batch of uranium enriched to 20 per cent. 'I herewith tell you that we have succeeded to produce the first batch of the 20-per-cent uranium enrichment at the Natanz site and have delivered them to our scientists,' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony in Tehran marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) greets his supporters on a street before his speech in a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran, 11 February 2010. Iran has succeeded to produce its first batch of uranium enriched to 20 per cent. 'I herewith tell you that we have succeeded to produce the first batch of the 20-per-cent uranium enrichment at the Natanz site and have delivered them to our scientists,' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony in Tehran marking the 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Infografik zur Militärstärke des Iran. Die Islamische Republik Iran ist eine hochgerüstete Regionalmacht. Mit zusammen 523 000 Mann bei regulärer Armee und Revolutionsgarden unterhält der Gottesstaat die zahlenmäßig größte Streitmacht im Nahen und Mittleren Osten. Zudem kann der Iran im Kriegsfall bis zu eine Million Kämpfer der Volksmiliz mobilisieren. Hochformat: 90 x 95 mm; Grafik: A. Brühl, Redaktion: F. Goetz
Infografik zur Militärstärke des Iran. Die Islamische Republik Iran ist eine hochgerüstete Regionalmacht. Mit zusammen 523 000 Mann bei regulärer Armee und Revolutionsgarden unterhält der Gottesstaat die zahlenmäßig größte Streitmacht im Nahen und Mittleren Osten. Zudem kann der Iran im Kriegsfall bis zu eine Million Kämpfer der Volksmiliz mobilisieren. Hochformat: 90 x 95 mm; Grafik: A. Brühl, Redaktion: F. Goetz © dpa-infografik/DPA | dpa-infografik
FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, standing next to a poster of him, whistles as she films the event with her mobile phone, amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally at the Heidarnia stadium in Tehran, Iran. Friday June 12, 2010 marks the first anniversary of the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo by Ben Curtis, File)
FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, standing next to a poster of him, whistles as she films the event with her mobile phone, amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally at the Heidarnia stadium in Tehran, Iran. Friday June 12, 2010 marks the first anniversary of the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo by Ben Curtis, File) © AP | AP
** FILE **This June 2003 file photo of a Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline Iran Air at Mehrabad International airport in Tehran. The EU on Tuesday July 6, 2010 banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe due to safety concerns, emphasizing that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. The 27-nation bloc also relaxed restrictions on two airlines from Indonesia and put a Surinam airline on its blacklist of carriers the EU believes do not meet international safety standards. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, file)
** FILE **This June 2003 file photo of a Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline Iran Air at Mehrabad International airport in Tehran. The EU on Tuesday July 6, 2010 banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe due to safety concerns, emphasizing that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. The 27-nation bloc also relaxed restrictions on two airlines from Indonesia and put a Surinam airline on its blacklist of carriers the EU believes do not meet international safety standards. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, file) © AP | AP
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Members of Iran's Air Force shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans during Friday prayers in Tehran July 9, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION MILITARY)
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Members of Iran's Air Force shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans during Friday prayers in Tehran July 9, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION MILITARY) © REUTERS | REUTERS