Note: This archive may include graphic documentation of violence and harm. Learn more

Explore (beta)

Latif Karimi

لطیف کریمی

Narrative

When an AI summary appears below, it is generated from archive captions and profile text. It may be incomplete or mistaken; use the memorial profile and source links for verification.

Latif Karimi was a 58-year-old retired Brigadier General and veteran from Malekshahi, Ilam. After a career spent in military service, he became a prominent figure of the 2026 protest movement when he chose to protect his community during a violent crackdown by security forces. On January 3, 2026, during demonstrations in Malekshahi, witnesses reported that Karimi stood between armed security forces and protesters with his hands empty. He was heard shouting "Don't shoot" in an effort to shield his fellow citizens from the direct fire being leveled against them. He was killed during the confrontation when security forces opened fire on the crowd. Following his death, state-affiliated media attempted to label him as a fallen official. However, local activists and human rights archives honor him as a protector of the people who sacrificed his life to prevent further casualties among the demonstrators. He is remembered as a soldier who spent his final moments defending his neighbors from state violence.

لطیف کریمی، سرتیپ بازنشسته ۵۸ ساله و جانباز جنگ، اهل شهرستان ملکشاهی در استان ایلام بود. او که سال‌ها به عنوان یک نظامی خدمت کرده بود، در جریان اعتراضات دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ با ایستادگی در برابر خشونت نیروهای امنیتی، به نمادی از شجاعت و حفاظت از مردم تبدیل شد. در ۱۳ دی ۱۴۰۴، هم‌زمان با تجمعات اعتراضی در ملکشاهی، شاهدان عینی گزارش دادند که او با دستان خالی میان نیروهای مسلح و معترضان قرار گرفت. وی با فریاد «شلیک نکنید» تلاش کرد مانع از شلیک مستقیم مأموران به سوی همشهریانش شود. در جریان این درگیری، او هدف شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی قرار گرفت و جان خود را از دست داد. در حالی که رسانه‌های دولتی تلاش کردند او را به عنوان یک مأمور حکومتی معرفی کنند، منابع محلی و حقوق بشری او را «شهید راه آزادی» و محافظ مردم می‌نامند. از او به عنوان سربازی یاد می‌شود که در آخرین لحظات زندگی، سینه خود را در برابر گلوله‌ها سپر کرد تا از جان معترضان دفاع کند.

Connections

Updated . Based on co-tagged people and face similarity within this person's archive items ( 3 visible in catalog).

Co-occurring people (tagged on same items)

Graph sketch

Center = this person. Ring = co-occurring people. Inner = media items. Click a node to open the memorial, another person's explore page, or an archive item.