Taraneh Mousavi
ترانه موسوی
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 2009
- Place of death
- Qazvin
- Event
- 2009 Iranian Presidential Election Protests (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- torture and sexual assault
Biography
Taraneh Mousavi was arrested during the 2009 protests in Iran. Following reports that she was hospitalized for injuries sustained from sexual assault while in custody, her burned body was eventually discovered near Qazvin. She remains a symbol of the state's use of torture and violence against protesters.
ترانه موسوی در جریان اعتراضات سال ۱۳۸۸ بازداشت شد. پس از آنکه به خانوادهاش اطلاع داده شد او به دلیل جراحات ناشی از تجاوز در بیمارستان بستری است، در نهایت پیکر سوخته او که تحت شکنجه شدید قرار گرفته بود در نزدیکی قزوین پیدا شد. او به عنوان یکی از نمادهای خشونت و شکنجه علیه معترضان شناخته میشود.
Archive — 2 items
A portrait of Taraneh Mousavi, who was reportedly arrested during the 2009 protests and found dead near Qazvin after being subjected to sexual assault and torture while in custody.
A person in a crowd holds a poster of Taraneh Mousavi, who was killed under torture and sexual assault, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.