Hossein Saeidi
حسین سعیدی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 2022-12
- Place of death
- Izeh
- Event
- Woman Life Freedom (+1 more)
- Profession
- street vendor
- Cause of death
- killed by security forces
Biography
Hossein Saeidi was a young street vendor and orphan from Izeh who supported his family following the death of his older brother due to poverty. He was killed by security forces during the 2022 national uprising in Iran. Remembered as 'Sardar Bakhtiari,' his 40th-day memorial in January 2023 became a site of protest despite a heavy security presence.
حسین سعیدی، جوان دستفروش و یتیمی اهل ایذه بود که پس از خودکشی برادر بزرگترش به دلیل فقر، مسئولیت تامین مخارج خانوادهاش را بر عهده داشت. او در جریان خیزش سراسری سال ۱۴۰۱ توسط نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد. از او با عنوان «سردار بختیاری» یاد میشود و مراسم چهلم وی در بهمن ۱۴۰۱ علیرغم جو شدید امنیتی در ایذه برگزار شد.
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A portrait of Hossein Saeidi, a young man memorialized as a victim of state violence in Iran.
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A crowd gathers in Izeh for the 40th-day memorial of Hossein Saeidi despite a heavy security presence during the national uprising.
Two individuals stand on a rooftop holding a banner in memory of Hossein Saeedi, a young street vendor from Izeh who was killed by security forces.