Security forces shot and killed Alireza Rahimi, a 26-year-old man, during protests in eastern Tehran on Thursday, Jan. 8, an eyewitness and people familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Rahimi was shot directly in the back of the head with live ammunition at Sevvom Square in the Tehranpars area.
An eyewitness said the shooting in the area was carried out from rooftops.
After being shot, Rahimi collapsed into the arms of his uncle and died 45 minutes after being transferred to hospital, the eyewitness said.
A source close to the family said relatives paid an ambulance driver at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery to locate Rahimi’s body among several thousand bodies stored inside sheds. His body was eventually identified inside an ambulance alongside several other victims.
Because Rahimi’s face was severely disfigured by the live round, a close family member confirmed his identity by opening his eyelid and identifying him by eye color, the source said.
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Siavash Shirzad, a 38-year-old from Bukan, tragically lost his life to regime forces in Punak on the night of January 8. His last photo, masked against tear gas, captures him suffering. In the video, he is dancing joyfully among protesters, but moments later, gunfire struck 22 people. They rushed him to Al-Ghadir Hospital in Tehran, where staff said, “No space.” Transferred alive to Rasoul Akram Hospital, he clung to life until 2 a.m. Friday, but neglect and blood loss claimed him.
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Appeasement gegenüber dem Terrorregime der Mullahs ist gescheitert. Ein Systemwechsel im Iran ist im Interesse Europas, aber auch der Weltgemeinschaft. Wir haben noch Hebel und Möglichkeiten den Freiheitskampf der iranischen Gesellschaft zu unterst��tzen und sie nicht im Stich zu lassen: Revolutionsgarden auf die EU-Terrorliste setzen, Sanktionen gegen den Terrorapparat ausweiten, die Zivilgesellschaft mit Internetzugang unterstützen, Botschafter und Diplomaten des Regimes ausweisen. Es braucht den Systemwechsel im Iran. @DuezenTekkal @MiRo_SPD @nouripour
These university students, who were protesting in Iran, were brutally murdered by the Islamic Republic regime. A regime that murders its own students has no moral or legal boundaries, poses a threat beyond its borders, and the world is safer without it.
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Iranians are posting that Islamic Regime forces have murdered this precious little girl.
I pray they are wrong, but Regime’s track record would support this. As President @realDonaldTrump stated, Iran needs new leadership.
Siavash Shirzad, killed by the Islamic republic in the protests:
"I'm going to the protests. This is the celebration of our revolution's victory. Trump has promised that he won't leave us alone. I'm going."
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