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Killing of Farjad Darvishi

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Farjad Darvishi
فرجاد درویشی
Died (aged 23)
Urmia, Iran
Cause of deathShot by police security agents during the demonstration in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini

Farjad Darvishi (Persian: فرجاد درویشی), a 23-year old Iranian man, was killed on 19 September 2022 by police in the Waliasr town of Urmia, Iran.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations]

Biography

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Darvishi was from the Balo village in Urmia.[7]

Death

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Darvishi was protesting alongside other Urmian citizens against Iranian leadership in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini.[3] He was shot by police security agents during the demonstration and died on his way to the hospital from the injuries sustained from the gun shots.[2][7] As of 21 September 2022, The Kurdistan Human Rights Organization confirmed his killing as one out of six other protestors' deaths including Mohsen Mohammadi, Fereydoun Mahmoudi, Reza Lotfi, Zakariya Khiyal, Foad Ghadimi, and Minou Majidi to have died during the September 2022 Iranian protests.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "اعتراض در ایران؛ هویت شش قربانی سرکوب تایید شد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Death of protesters in September; Farjad Darvishi was killed by security forces". Kurdpa (in Kurdish (Arabic script)). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Haidar, Y (20 September 2022). "شهید فرجاد درویشی با فریاد شهید نمی‌میرد به خاک سپرده شد". Iran Freedom Organization.
  4. ^ a b KHRN (21 September 2022). "Anti-riot forces kill woman protestor in Kermanshah | Kurdistan Human Rights Network". KHRN. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ "کشته شدن یک نوجوان و یک جوان در اعتراضات پیرانشهر و ارومیه". Hengaw (in Kurdish (Arabic script)). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Iran: Deadly crackdown on protests against Mahsa Amini's death in custody needs urgent global action". Amnesty International. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c KHRN (21 September 2022). "Iran forces kill three more civilians in protest rallies in Kurdistan | Kurdistan Human Rights Network". KHRN. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Iran unrest: Women burn headscarves at anti-hijab protests". BBC News. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.