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Minoo Majidi
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Minoo Majidi

مینو مجیدی

Age
55 (+1 more)
Sex
female
Date of death
21 September 2022
Place of death
Kermanshah (+2 more)
Hometown
Kermanshah
Event
Woman Life Freedom protests (+2 more)
Cause of death
shot by security forces

Story

Minoo Majidi was a woman from Kermanshah and a mother of three children. She was killed by direct gunfire from government security forces in Kermanshah during the nationwide protests in September 2022. Her daughter, Roya, shaved her hair at her mother's grave in protest, gaining international attention. Roya later met with international figures like President Macron and Angelina Jolie, urging them not to engage with her mother's killers.

مینو مجیدی، زنی از کرمانشاه و مادر سه فرزند بود. او در شهریور ۱۴۰۱ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری در کرمانشاه با شلیک مستقیم گلوله نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد. دخترش رویا در اعتراض به کشته شدن مادرش، موهای خود را بر مزار او تراشید که بازتاب جهانی داشت. رویا پس از آن با مقامات بین‌المللی از جمله پرزیدنت مکرون و آنجلینا جولی دیدار کرد و از آنها خواست که با قاتلان مادرش دست ندهند.

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Minoo Majidi, a 55-year-old Kurdish Yarsani woman from Kermanshah, was killed on September 21, 2022, during nationwide protests in the city. Originally born in Qasr-e Shirin, she was a mother of three children. Her life was tragically cut short by direct gunfire from government security forces. Following her death, Minoo Majidi's daughter, Roya, performed a powerful act of protest that garnered international attention. Roya shaved her hair at her mother's grave, transforming a personal moment of grief into a symbol of defiance against the violence her mother endured. Since then, Roya Majidi has actively advocated for justice on the international stage. She has met with prominent figures, including President Emmanuel Macron and Angelina Jolie, urging global leaders not to engage with those responsible for her mother's killing.

مینو مجیدی، زن ۵۵ ساله کُرد یارسان از کرمانشاه، در تاریخ ۳۰ شهریور ۱۴۰۱ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری در این شهر کشته شد. او که اصالتاً متولد قصر شیرین بود، مادر سه فرزند بود. جان او بر اثر شلیک مستقیم گلوله نیروهای حکومتی به طرز فجیعی گرفته شد. پس از جان باختن مینو مجیدی، دخترش رویا در اقدامی اعتراضی که توجه جهانی را به خود جلب کرد، موهای خود را بر مزار مادرش تراشید. این حرکت تأثیرگذار، لحظه شخصی از غم را به نمادی از مقاومت در برابر خشونتی که مادرش متحمل شد، تبدیل کرد. از آن زمان، رویا مجیدی فعالانه برای عدالت در عرصه بین‌المللی تلاش کرده است. او با شخصیت‌های برجسته‌ای از جمله پرزیدنت امانوئل مکرون و آنجلینا جولی دیدار کرده و از رهبران جهان خواسته است که با قاتلان مادرش دست ندهند.

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Portrait of Minou Majidi, a 62-year-old Kurdish Yarsani woman who was killed by Iranian security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests in Kermanshah.

Portrait of Minou Majidi, a 62-year-old Kurdish Yarsani woman who was killed by Iranian security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests in Kermanshah.

minoo_majidi javidnam nationwide_protests_2022 kermanshah kurd
Kermanshah, Iran 20 Sept 2022
Portrait of Minou Majidi, a 55-year-old mother from Kermanshah who was killed by direct gunfire from government security forces on September 21, 2022.

Portrait of Minou Majidi, a 55-year-old mother from Kermanshah who was killed by direct gunfire from government security forces on September 21, 2022.

minoo_majidi javidnam protest_victims kermanshah woman_life_freedom
Kermanshah, Iran 21 Sept 2022
Portrait of 55-year-old Minoo Majidi, a mother of three from Kermanshah who was killed by direct gunfire from government forces during protests on September 21, 2022.

Portrait of 55-year-old Minoo Majidi, a mother of three from Kermanshah who was killed by direct gunfire from government forces during protests on September 21, 2022.

javidnam minoo_majidi kermanshah protest_victims woman_life_freedom
Kermanshah, Iran 21 Sept 2022
Roya, the daughter of Minoo Majidi, stands at her mother's grave in Kermanshah holding her shaved hair, after her mother was killed by direct gunfire from government forces on September 21, 2022.

Roya, the daughter of Minoo Majidi, stands at her mother's grave in Kermanshah holding her shaved hair, after her mother was killed by direct gunfire from government forces on September 21, 2022.

javidnam minoo_majidi kermanshah protest_victims woman_life_freedom
Kermanshah, Iran 21 Sept 2022
The flower-covered grave of Minoo Majidi, a 55-year-old mother from Kermanshah who was killed by direct government gunfire on September 21, 2022, during the Woman Life Freedom protests.

The flower-covered grave of Minoo Majidi, a 55-year-old mother from Kermanshah who was killed by direct government gunfire on September 21, 2022, during the Woman Life Freedom protests.

javidnam minoo_majidi kermanshah killed_protesters woman_life_freedom
Kermanshah, Iran 21 Sept 2022
Freedom seekers gathered at the grave of Minoo Majidi in Kermanshah to honor her memory on the last Thursday of the Persian year. VIDEO

Freedom seekers gathered at the grave of Minoo Majidi in Kermanshah to honor her memory on the last Thursday of the Persian year.

minoo_majidi javidnam kermanshah grave last_thursday_of_the_year
Kermanshah, Iran 16 Mar 2023

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