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Nika Shakarami
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Nika Shakarami

نیکا شاکرمی

Age
17
Sex
female
Date of death
20 September 2022
Place of death
Tehran (+15 more)
Hometown
Lorestan
Event
Woman Life Freedom
Profession
student, artist, and fashion designer
Cause of death
killed by security forces

Story

Nika Shakarami was a 17-year-old protester who disappeared in Tehran on September 20, 2022, during the nationwide Woman Life Freedom protests. Following her disappearance, her body was identified by her family at a morgue in Kahrizak ten days later, and she was subsequently buried by security forces in a clandestine manner. She was a talented young artist and fashion designer whose memory is honored as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in Iran.

نیکا شاکرمی، نوجوان ۱۷ ساله‌ای بود که در جریان اعتراضات سراسری «زن، زندگی، آزادی» در ۲۹ شهریور ۱۴۰۱ در تهران مفقود شد. پیکر او پس از ده روز توسط خانواده‌اش در کهریزک شناسایی و توسط نیروهای امنیتی به صورت مخفیانه به خاک سپرده شد. نیکا که به هنر و طراحی لباس علاقه بسیاری داشت، اکنون به عنوان نمادی از خیزش مردم ایران برای آزادی گرامی داشته می‌شود.

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Nika Shakarami was a 17-year-old artist and fashion designer from Lorestan. Security forces killed her in Tehran during the nationwide "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests. On September 20, 2022, during the protests, she sent a last message that officers were following her on Keshavarz Boulevard, then disappeared. Ten days after she went missing, her family identified her body at a morgue in Kahrizak. Security forces then took her remains and buried her without her family there. She sang, wrote poetry, and drew. Her death and the handling of her body are often cited in memorial and protest records from 2022.

نیکا شاکرمی، ۱۷ ساله اهل لرستان، هنرمند و طراح لباس بود. در جریان اعتراضات سراسری «زن، زندگی، آزادی» نیروهای امنیتی او را در تهران کشتند. در ۲۹ شهریور ۱۴۰۱ در آخرین تماسش گفت مأموران در بلوار کشاورز دنبالش هستند و پس از آن ناپدید شد. ده روز بعد از مفقود شدنش، خانواده پیکر او را در کهریزک شناسایی کردند. نیروهای امنیتی جسد را تحویل گرفتند و بدون حضور خانواده به‌صورت مخفی دفنش کردند. او به آواز، شعر و نقاشی علاقه داشت. کشته شدنش و سرنوشت پیکرش در یادبود و ثبت اعتراضات ۱۴۰۱ بارها بازگو شده است.

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Nika Shakarami was a teenage protester in the 2022 nationwide protests who was killed by security forces after disappearing in Tehran.

Nika Shakarami was a teenage protester in the 2022 nationwide protests who was killed by security forces after disappearing in Tehran.

nika_shakaramijavidnamnationwide_protestswoman_life_freedomvictims_of_the_homeland
Tehran, Iran2 Oct 2005
A memorial poster and call for the 40th-day commemoration of Nika Shakerami's death, scheduled for October 27, 2022, in Lorestan.

A memorial poster and call for the 40th-day commemoration of Nika Shakerami's death, scheduled for October 27, 2022, in Lorestan.

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Hayat ol-Gheyb, Lorestan27 Oct 2022
A childhood video showing Nika Shakarami picking flowers and reciting poetry, shared by her mother after Nika was killed at age 17 during the Woman Life Freedom protests. VIDEO

A childhood video showing Nika Shakarami picking flowers and reciting poetry, shared by her mother after Nika was killed at age 17 during the Woman Life Freedom protests.

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Iran
A video shared by Atash Shakarami shows her niece, Nika Shakarami, a teenage girl killed during the Woman Life Freedom movement, singing the love theme from the movie Titanic. VIDEO

A video shared by Atash Shakarami shows her niece, Nika Shakarami, a teenage girl killed during the Woman Life Freedom movement, singing the love theme from the movie Titanic.

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Iran
Aida Shakarami shared several clothing sketches drawn by her sister Nika Shakarami, a victim of the nationwide protests, which were created in 2018 when Nika was thirteen years old.

Aida Shakarami shared several clothing sketches drawn by her sister Nika Shakarami, a victim of the nationwide protests, which were created in 2018 when Nika was thirteen years old.

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Iran2018
Aida Shakarami shared images of fashion sketches drawn by her sister, Nika Shakarami, at the age of 13 in 2018, before Nika was killed in the nationwide protests.

Aida Shakarami shared images of fashion sketches drawn by her sister, Nika Shakarami, at the age of 13 in 2018, before Nika was killed in the nationwide protests.

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Iran2018
Nika Shakarami's sister, Aida, shared pencil sketches of clothing designs Nika drew at age thirteen in 2018, featuring handwritten notes on colors and materials.

Nika Shakarami's sister, Aida, shared pencil sketches of clothing designs Nika drew at age thirteen in 2018, featuring handwritten notes on colors and materials.

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Iran2018
A fashion design sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at the age of thirteen, found in her 2018 school folder and shared by her sister as a memorial.

A fashion design sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at the age of thirteen, found in her 2018 school folder and shared by her sister as a memorial.

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Iran2018
A fashion design sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at age thirteen, originally kept in her 2018 school folder and recently shared by her sister Aida.

A fashion design sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at age thirteen, originally kept in her 2018 school folder and recently shared by her sister Aida.

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Iran2018
A fashion sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at age thirteen, featuring her handwritten notes on fabrics and styles, shared as a memorial by her sister Aida.

A fashion sketch drawn by Nika Shakarami at age thirteen, featuring her handwritten notes on fabrics and styles, shared as a memorial by her sister Aida.

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Iran2018
Aida Shakerami, sister of Nika Shakerami, shared fashion sketches drawn by Nika at the age of thirteen, found in her 2018-2019 school folder.

Aida Shakerami, sister of Nika Shakerami, shared fashion sketches drawn by Nika at the age of thirteen, found in her 2018-2019 school folder.

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Iran
A memorial image showing the face of Nika Shakarami, a teenager killed during the Woman Life Freedom protests, wrapped in a shroud.

A memorial image showing the face of Nika Shakarami, a teenager killed during the Woman Life Freedom protests, wrapped in a shroud.

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Tehran, Iran2022-09
An infographic map memorializing individuals killed on September 21, 2022 (30 Shahrivar), during the Woman Life Freedom protests in Tehran, Shahriar, Fardis, Pakdasht, Varamin, and Garmsar.

An infographic map memorializing individuals killed on September 21, 2022 (30 Shahrivar), during the Woman Life Freedom protests in Tehran, Shahriar, Fardis, Pakdasht, Varamin, and Garmsar.

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Tehran Province, Iran21 Sept 2023
A portrait of Nika Shakarami, a young woman with short hair, lighting a cigarette on a rooftop with an urban skyline in the background.

A portrait of Nika Shakarami, a young woman with short hair, lighting a cigarette on a rooftop with an urban skyline in the background.

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Tehran, Iran2022-09
A memorial video montage shows polaroid-style photos of Iranian protest victims, known as Javidnaman, pinned to a string with a message of longing and Nowruz greetings. VIDEO

A memorial video montage shows polaroid-style photos of Iranian protest victims, known as Javidnaman, pinned to a string with a message of longing and Nowruz greetings.

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Iran16 Sept 2022
A memorial portrait of Nika Shakermi, who is recognized as a child of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland.

A memorial portrait of Nika Shakermi, who is recognized as a child of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland.

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Iran16 Sept 2022
A memorial for young hero Nika Shakarami, a good artist whose most beautiful artwork was created on a trash can on Keshavarz Boulevard on September 20, 2022. VIDEO

A memorial for young hero Nika Shakarami, a good artist whose most beautiful artwork was created on a trash can on Keshavarz Boulevard on September 20, 2022.

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Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran16 Sept 2022
A memorial for Nika Shakarami, honored as a hero who fought until her last moment, on September 20, 2022.

A memorial for Nika Shakarami, honored as a hero who fought until her last moment, on September 20, 2022.

nika_shakaramijavidnammemorialnationwide_protestsstate_violence
Iran16 Sept 2022

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