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Javad Kazemi

جواد کاظمی

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Javad Kazemi was a 13-year-old boy living in Islamshahr, Tehran Province, whose life was marked by both responsibility and tragedy. Having recently lost his mother, the young teenager worked as a laborer to provide for himself and support his disabled father. He has been remembered by mourners as a "child of Iran" and a "sacrifice for the homeland." On January 8, 2026, Javad was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in the Hesarak-e Paeen neighborhood of Islamshahr. He was one of several individuals targeted during the state's crackdown on the protest movement in early January. His story has become a poignant symbol of the young lives caught in the violence and the heavy toll paid by vulnerable families during the unrest.

جواد کاظمی نوجوان ۱۳ ساله‌ای ساکن حصارک پایین اسلامشهر بود که علی‌رغم سن کم، بار سنگین مسئولیت خانواده را بر دوش داشت. او که به تازگی مادرش را از دست داده بود، با کارگری مخارج زندگی خود و پدر معلولش را تأمین می‌کرد. از او در فضای مجازی و میان سوگواران با عناوینی همچون «فرزند ایران» و «جان‌فدای میهن» یاد می‌شود. در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴، جواد در جریان اعتراضات سراسری هدف شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی قرار گرفت و جان باخت. گزارش‌ها نشان می‌دهد که او در کنار چند تن دیگر در جریان سرکوب‌های همان شب در اسلامشهر کشته شده است. داستان زندگی این نوجوان که در میان سختی‌های معیشتی برای بقای خانواده‌اش می‌جنگید، تأثیر عمیقی بر افکار عمومی گذاشته و نام او را به عنوان یکی از قربانیان نوجوان این خیزش ثبت کرده است.

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  • item:3627 ↔ item:6720 (0.4964524507522583)
  • item:4094 ↔ item:6720 (0.4985671639442444)
  • item:4095 ↔ item:6720 (0.4953654706478119)
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