Mohammad Mehdi Karami
محمدمهدی کرمی
- Age
- 21
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 7 January 2023
- Place of death
- Karaj (+3 more)
- Hometown
- the courtroom during his trial
- Event
- Woman Life Freedom (+3 more)
- Profession
- Karateka
- Cause of death
- Execution (judicial hanging)
Biography
Mohammad Mehdi Karami was a 21-year-old karate athlete who was executed by the Islamic Republic on January 7, 2023, following the 2022 nationwide protests. He was arrested in Karaj and sentenced to death in a fast-tracked trial after being accused of involvement in the death of a Basij member. Following his execution, his father Mashallah Karami was also arrested and imprisoned for his advocacy and efforts to honor his son's memory.
محمدمهدی کرمی کاراتهکای ۲۱ سالهای بود که در جریان اعتراضات سراسری سال ۱۴۰۱ در کرج بازداشت و در تاریخ ۱۷ دی ۱۴۰۱ توسط جمهوری اسلامی اعدام شد. او در یک فرایند قضایی شتابزده به اتهام مشارکت در مرگ یک نیروی بسیجی در مراسم چهلم حدیث نجفی به مرگ محکوم شد. پس از اعدام او، پدرش ماشاالله کرمی نیز به دلیل دادخواهی و زنده نگه داشتن یاد فرزندش بازداشت و به حبس محکوم شد.
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A composite image of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini in prison uniforms, who were executed by the Islamic Republic on January 7, 2023.
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Memorial posters for executed protesters Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini are displayed at night along Tagh-e Bostan Boulevard in Kermanshah.
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Mourners gather at the flower-covered grave of Mohammad Mehdi Karami for a memorial ceremony on the 116th day of the nationwide protests.
A shirtless young man identified as Mohammad Mehdi Karami is shown exercising with a cable machine in a gym.
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A memorial video montage of Mohammad Mehdi Karami featuring photos of his childhood, his youth, and footage from the courtroom during his trial.
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Mashallah Karami, the father of executed protester Mohammad Mehdi Karami, prepares food packages inscribed with the names of fallen protesters as a Nowruz charitable offering for street children.
Mashallah Karami, father of Javidnam Mohammad Mehdi Karami, is shown kneeling at his son's grave prior to his reported transfer to a general ward in Karaj Central Prison.
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A memorial video for Nowruz showing portraits of protest victims placed among blooming spring trees.
Portraits of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Kian (Mohammad) Hosseini on the second anniversary of their execution by the Islamic Republic following the 2022 protests in Karaj.
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A grieving Mashallah Karami holds a framed photograph of his executed son, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, during a memorial service.