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Fereydoun Farrokhzad
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Fereydoun Farrokhzad

فریدون فرخزاد

Age
53
Sex
male
Date of death
7 August 1992
Place of death
Bonn, Germany
Hometown
Bonn
Event
Chain Murders of Iran
Profession
Entertainer and political activist
Cause of death
Stabbed 37 times as part of the Chain Murders by the Ministry of Intelligence

Biography

Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a celebrated Iranian entertainer, singer, and political activist who lived in exile in Germany. As a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic, he was targeted and brutally assassinated in his home on August 7, 1992. His murder, involving 37 stab wounds, is recognized as part of the 'Chain Murders' carried out by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

فریدون فرخزاد هنرمند، خواننده و فعال سیاسی برجسته ایرانی بود که در آلمان در تبعید زندگی می‌کرد. او که از منتقدان صریح جمهوری اسلامی بود، در ۱۶ مرداد ۱۳۷۱ در محل سکونت خود در شهر بن به طرز فجیعی هدف سوءقصد قرار گرفت. قتل او با ۳۷ ضربه چاقو، بخشی از پروژه قتل‌های زنجیره‌ای بود که توسط عوامل وزارت اطلاعات جمهوری اسلامی انجام شد.

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