her death became a rallying point for justice , her name , `` Neda , '' in Farsi means `` the call/calling '' or `` voice '' -- a voice many people say can not be muted . `` The saga is still going on in Iran , and all we can do is carry on and echo their voice , '' said Shoreh Aghdashloo , the Oscar-nominated actress from `` House of Sand and Fog '' who sang in the production . The video , much like the post-election protests , was a spontaneous response . From the studio to the street rallies in Los Angeles , California , the entire music video was filmed using a cell phone . `` With the big media ban and restrictions over there , we thought to commemorate and pay homage to what the protesters are doing over there , '' said Taylor . `` So we thought it would be appropriate to develop the video in the same kind of light . '' Watch the video and hear the song '' The song was recorded in both English and Farsi to reach Western and Iranian audiences . The English version of
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spurred by the continuing political unrest in Iran , more than two dozen Iranian expatriate superstars are uniting to spread a musical message of non-violent resistance . Neda Agha-Soltan was gunned down on a Tehran street on June 20 . The entertainers , poets , thinkers and actors are harmonizing on the song `` United for Neda , '' a call to action against human rights violations by the Iranian government against Iranians protesting the disputed outcome of recent presidential elections . The song was inspired by the plight of Neda Agha-Soltan , the 26-year old Iranian woman who was fatally shot on the streets of Tehran on June 20 . The ordeal was recorded on cell phone video and received international attention when it hit the Internet . `` When I saw links to Neda being shot , it was so disturbing to me , '' said Iranian-British recording artist Mams Taylor , who wrote and produced the song . `` It hurt me , angered me and touched me at the same time , to think that these people are so courageous to go and seek their freedom , '' said Taylor . While