Mohammadreza Ferdowsi
محمدرضا فردوسی
- Age
- 24
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 November 2022
- Place of death
- Qarchak (+4 more)
- Hometown
- Qarchak, Varamin
- Event
- First anniversary of Mohammadreza Ferdowsi (+2 more)
- Profession
- law graduate
- Cause of death
- died from severe burns after setting himself on fire as an act of protest
Biography
Mohammadreza Ferdowsi, also known as Hesam, was a 24-year-old law graduate from Qarchak, Varamin. During the 1401 (2022-2023) uprising, he set himself on fire in front of Qarchak mosque as an act of protest. He succumbed to severe burns and died on November 9, 2022. His first anniversary was commemorated at his grave in Qarchak.
محمدرضا فردوسی، با نام مستعار حسام، دانشآموخته حقوق و ۲۴ ساله اهل قرچک ورامین بود. او در جریان قیام ۱۴۰۱، در اقدامی اعتراضی علیه حکومت، خود را در مقابل مسجد قرچک به آتش کشید. وی در تاریخ ۱۸ آبان ۱۴۰۱ (۹ نوامبر ۲۰۲۲) بر اثر شدت سوختگی جان باخت. اولین سالگرد درگذشت او بر سر مزارش در قرچک برگزار شد.
Archive — 3 items
VIDEO
Women gather and mourn around the flower-covered grave of Mohammadreza Ferdowsi in Qarchak during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of his death.
Memorial graphic of Mohammad Reza (Hesam) Ferdowsi, a law graduate who died after setting himself on fire as an act of protest during the 1401 uprising.
VIDEO
A memorial video showing childhood photographs of Mohammadreza Ferdowsi, a victim of state violence from Qarchak.