Hamid Hajizadeh
حمید حاجیزاده
- Age
- 9
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 22 September 1998
- Place of death
- Kerman (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Kerman
- Event
- Chain Murders of Iran (+1 more)
- Profession
- Teacher, poet, and writer
- Cause of death
- Murdered by state agents (Chain Murders)
Biography
Hamid Hajizadeh was an Iranian teacher, poet, and writer who was brutally murdered alongside his nine-year-old son, Karoun, on September 22, 1998. Their killings were part of the state-sponsored 'Chain Murders' of intellectuals and dissidents in Iran. He is remembered as a dedicated educator whose life was cut short in Kerman due to his literary and social activities.
حمید حاجیزاده، شاعر، نویسنده و دبیر ادبیات، در ۳۱ شهریور ۱۳۷۷ به همراه فرزند ۹ سالهاش کارون، در کرمان به شکلی وحشیانه به قتل رسید. قتل آنها بخشی از واقعه موسوم به «قتلهای زنجیرهای» بود که طی آن عوامل حکومتی به حذف فیزیکی روشنفکران و دگراندیشان میپرداختند. از او به عنوان آموزگاری فداکار و ادیبی یاد میشود که قربانی خشونت سیستماتیک علیه منتقدان شد.
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Portrait photos of poet Hamid Hajizadeh and his nine-year-old son Karun, commemorating their murder on September 22, 1998, as part of the state-sponsored Chain Murders.
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A vintage black and white photograph of Hamid Hajizadeh, a victim of the chain murders of Iran, shared in observance of Writer's Day.
A black and white portrait of teacher and poet Hamid Hajizadeh, a victim of the 1998 Chain Murders, shared as a memorial on Teacher's Day which coincides with his birthday.
A memorial graphic for Hamid Hajizadeh, a victim of the Chain Murders who was killed along with his nine-year-old son, Karoun, by state agents.
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Memorial portrait of Hamid Hajizadeh, a victim of the 1998 Chain Murders in Iran, marking the 25th anniversary of his killing.