Rahim Kelij

رحیم کلیج

Also known as ققنوس ایران

27 years old · Ghaemshahr · Mazandaran Province

21 September 2022 Killed during protests

Life

Had a mobile phone repair shop in the city of Qaemshahr
Persian original
در شهر قائم شهر مغازه تعمیرات تلفن همراه داشت

He was the family's only son.
Persian original
او تنها پسر خانواده بود.

He held an associate degree in computer software engineering from Mohammad Bagher University in Sari
Persian original
او مدرک کاردانی مهندسی نرم‌افزار کامپیوتر از دانشگاه محمد باقر ساری داشت
Mr. Kelij was an optimistic person and hopeful about the future.
Persian original
آقای کلیج آدم خوشبین و به آینده امیدوار بود.
Athlete, nature lover, brave, bold and charitable
Persian original
ورزشکار، عاشق طبیعت، شجاع، جسور و خیر
He also loved animals, especially dogs
Persian original
او همچنین عاشق حیوانات، علی‌الخصوص سگ‌ها بود
His last dog was named "Sita"; they were very attached to each other
Persian original
آخرین سگ او «سیتا» نام داشت که بسیار به هم وابسته بودند
Until a year before his death he practised bodybuilding professionally
Persian original
تا یک سال قبل از مرگش به صورت حرفه‌ای ورزش بدن‌سازی انجام می‌داد
One day I will become the biggest LCD repairer in Qaemshahr.
Persian original
من روزی بزرگترین تعمیرکار ال سی دی در قائم‌شهر می‌شوم.
"I became a phoenix from the glowing ashes of a burnt generation"
Persian original
«شدم یه ققنوس از خاکستر روشن نسل سوخته»
"If people like me don't go, who will stand up against all this oppression?"
Persian original
«اگر من و امثال من نرویم، چه کسی در برابر این همه ظلم بایستد؟»

In the words of those close to them

He was very happy and was clapping.— His friends
Persian original
خیلی خوشحال بود و دست می‌زد.

Because of his death, the hopes they had had for him that were buried with him, the relentless longing for him — nothing and no one will fill the void he left — and the relentless pressure of the security forces, his family suffered severe mental and physical problems— An informed source
Persian original
خانوده‌اش به دلیل مرگ او و آرزوهایی که برایش داشتند و خاک شد و دلتنگی بی امان که هیچ چیز و هیچ کسی جای خالی او را پر نخواهد کرد و فشارهای بی امان نیروهای امنیتی، دچار مشکلات روحی و جسمی شدید شدند

How they died

Was killed in Qaemshahr
Persian original
در قائمشهر کشته شد
Security forces and plainclothes agents killed him by firing live ammunition at close range into his right and left sides and his thigh, and with multiple blows to his head, hands and feet.
Persian original
نیروهای امنیتی و لباس شخصی او را با شلیک گلوله جنگی از فاصله نزدیک به پهلوی راست و چپ، ران و ضربات متعدد به سر و دست و پاهایش کشتند.
Hit by live ammunition
Persian original
اصابت گلولهٔ جنگی

After their death

Without giving any explanation to the family, they took Mr. Kelij's body to the morgue
Persian original
بدون ارائه هیچ توضیحی به خانواده‌، جنازه آقای کلیج را به سردخانه منتقل کردند
Mr. Kelij's death certificate records the cause of death as "impact of hard or sharp objects"
Persian original
در گواهی فوت آقای کلیج، علت مرگ «برخورد اجسام سخت یا تیز» درج شده است
When Mr. Kelij's body was washed, only his father was allowed to be present, and that too accompanied by 2 security agents.
Persian original
هنگام شستن پیکر آقای کلیج، تنها به پدرش اجازه حضور دادند که آن هم تحت همراهی ۲ مأمور امنیتی انجام شد.
Before handing over the body, the agents threatened his father and took a pledge from him, obliging him to hold the ceremony without announcement and without a gathering.
Persian original
پیش از تحویل جسد، مأموران با تهدید و گرفتن تعهد از پدرش، او را ملزم به برگزاری مراسم بدون اطلاع‌رسانی و بدون تجمع کردند.
Security agents pressured the family to confirm that protesters had killed Mr. Kelij.
Persian original
ماموران امنیتی به خانواده فشار آوردند که تایید کنند معترضان آقای کلیج را کشتند.
An offer was made to pay blood money so that Mr. Kelij would be registered as a "government martyr"
Persian original
پیشنهاد پرداخت دیه مطرح شد تا آقای کلیج به عنوان «شهید حکومتی» ثبت شود
Mr. Kelij's sister has been summoned by phone many times by the Ministry of Intelligence and the judiciary
Persian original
خواهر آقای کلیج بارها از سوی وزارت اطلاعات و دادگستری به‌صورت تلفنی احضار شده
His mother also died as a result of enduring these sufferings and the grief of losing her child
Persian original
مادرش نیز در اثر تحمل این رنج‌ها و داغ فرزند، درگذشت

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