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Akbar Karimi-Asl was a 25-year-old filmmaker from Hashtrud who disappeared during the nationwide protests of November 2019. A young creative professional, Karimi-Asl went missing as the authorities conducted a widespread crackdown on demonstrators across the country. After two weeks of silence and uncertainty, his body was discovered in the Sahand Dam. His remains bore clear signs of torture, including multiple severe cuts to his head and face, underscoring the violent circumstances surrounding his death during the period of civil unrest.

اکبر کریمی‌اصل، فیلمساز ۲۵ ساله اهل هشترود، در جریان اعتراضات سراسری آبان ۱۳۹۸ مفقود شد. او هنرمند جوانی بود که در میانه وقایع آن دوران و سرکوب گسترده معترضان ناپدید گشت. پس از دو هفته بی‌خبری و انتظار، پیکر بی‌جان او در سد سهند پیدا شد. بر روی پیکر او آثار شکنجه و بریدگی‌های متعدد در ناحیه سر و صورت مشهود بود که حکایت از خشونت اعمال شده بر این هنرمند جوان پیش از جان باختن داشت.