With the video of Neda becoming a major focus of the Iranian protests it seemed as if a lot of people – myself included – forgot to ask the question “What about the others in the video?”

No, they did not suffer in the same as Neda. The world did not watch the life drain from their eyes, but they were all impacted one way or another. That sad, what about the others in the video? How has life changed for them?

I’ve been unable to find specific information regarding her music teacher but I did find this bit about Dr. Arash Hejazi, the man who came to her aid.

Hejazi, 38, said he fled from Iran when the video footage sped around the world on websites because he feared his own life might be in danger as he could be seen with Soltan.

Before trying to leave, he said he emailed a friend in Britain to say he hoped to join his family in the university city of Oxford where he was studying: “If something happens to me, please take care of (my wife and son).”

A man who went to Iran on business had to leave the country for fear of his life. Will he ever be able to travel back without feeling as if he is a target? Who knows? Will the memories of the event ever leave him? No.

Bottom line: while Dr. Hejazi didn’t lose his life, some small part of him died that day as well – he gets to live with that event haunting him emotionally or physically for the rest of his life.