Sepehr Azami
سپهر اعظمی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 16 September 2022
- Place of death
- Karaj (+10 more)
- Hometown
- Kermanshah
- Event
- Memorial for Sepehr Azami (+4 more)
- Cause of death
- killed during protest movements by state violence
Biography
Sepehr Azami, a young man from Kermanshah and identified as a Kurd, was killed in Karaj on September 16, 2022, during the Iranian protest movements by state violence. He is remembered by his family and other families of protest victims as a martyr for freedom, with memorial gatherings, birthday celebrations, and acts of remembrance held at his grave. His mother frequently participates in events honoring his memory.
سپهر اعظمی، جوانی کرد اهل کرمانشاه بود که در تاریخ ۱۶ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۲ در کرج و در جریان اعتراضات سراسری ایران توسط خشونت دولتی کشته شد. او توسط خانوادهاش و دیگر خانوادههای جانباختگان راه آزادی به عنوان شهید آزادی گرامی داشته میشود. مراسمهای یادبود، جشن تولد و دیگر آیینهای بزرگداشت او بر سر مزارش برگزار میشود و مادرش به طور فعال در این یادبودها شرکت دارد.
Archive — 6 items
VIDEO
Daya Mina, the mother of Shahryar Mohammadi, plants a tree at the grave of Sepehr Azami, a Kurdish protest victim from Kermanshah.
The mother of Sepehr Azami, a victim of the uprising, prepares containers of Nazri food in memory of those she describes as heroes of the path of freedom.
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Mourners gather at the grave of Sepehr Azami to celebrate his birthday with a cake, flowers, and photos of fellow protesters killed in 2022.
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The mother of Sepehr Azami, a victim killed during protests in Karaj, lays flowers at the graves of several other protest victims in the city of Bukan.
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A video montage documenting a week of memorial activities by families of individuals killed in various Iranian protest movements, including the 2010 protests, November 2019 (Bloody Aban), and the 2022 nationwide uprising.
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A memorial scene at the grave of Sepehr Azami, a victim of state violence, showing his portrait and flowers placed by his family.