Sasan Ghorbani

ساسان قربانی

31 years old · Talesh · Gilan Province

22 October 2022 Killed during protests

Life

He starts working with his brother in a workshop making doors, windows and electric shutters
Persian original
نزد برادرش در کارگاه درب و پنجر‌سازی و کرکره برقی مشغول به کار می‌شود
From 1391 he worked in the metalworking workshop together with his brother.
Persian original
او از سال ۱۳۹۱ در کارگاه آهنگری به اتفاق برادرش کار می کرد.

Sasan was single.
Persian original
ساسان مجرد بود.

Sasan Ghorbani was the second child of the family.
Persian original
ساسان قربانی، دومین فرزند خانواده بود.
Those close to Sasan describe him as a very cheerful, happy, popular, hard-working, people-loving and very kind person.
Persian original
نزدیکان ساسان، او را فردی بسیار شاد، خوشحال، محبوب، زحمت‌کش، مردم دوست و بسیار مهربان معرفی می‌کنند.
His family intended to go in the coming months to ask for the hand of a girl Sasan was in love with.
Persian original
خانواده او قصد داشتند در چند ماه آینده به خواستگاری دختری بروند که ساسان عاشق‌اش بود.
On the night that was his father's birthday, when he was supposed to go to the mountains with his brother Saman after the celebration
Persian original
در شبی که سال‌روز تولد پدرش بود و قرار بود بعد از مراسم به همراه برادرش سامان به کوه برود
He was very hard-working.
Persian original
خیلی زحمت‌کش بود.
My brother was moving the 17–18-year-old kids away from there.
Persian original
برادرم داشت بچه‌های ۱۷ - ۱۸ ساله را از آنجا دور می‌کرد.

In the words of those close to them

“They killed Sasan unjustly.— An informed source close to Sasan Ghorbani's family
Persian original
«ساسان را به ناحق کُشتند.

“You strike yourselves and then you yourselves declare him a martyr?”— Sasan's brother
Persian original
«خودتان می‌زنید و خودتان هم شهید اعلام می‌کنید؟»

I clawed at the ground, all the energy drained from my body and I was in shock”.— Saman Ghorbani
Persian original
زمین را چنگ زدم تمام انرژی بدنم تحلیل شد و شوکه شدم».

My mother has grown old, become depressed, and once attempted suicide.— His brother
Persian original
مادرم پیر شده افسرده شده یک بار دست به خودکشی زد.

How they died

As a result of shooting by security agents
Persian original
بر اثر شلیک ماموران امنیتی
Cause of death: being struck by a bullet
Persian original
دلیل فوت: اصابت گلوله
He is wounded by direct shooting by security forces and then loses his life in hospital.
Persian original
با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی زخمی و سپس در بیمارستان جان خود را از دست می‌دهد.
They had targeted Sasan with live (military) bullets in the right groin and lower abdomen.
Persian original
ساسان از ناحیه کشاله ران راست و زیر شکم هدف گلوله جنگی قرار داده بودند.
The Basijis had called him a rioter and troublemaker and prevented Sasan from being taken quickly to hospital
Persian original
بسیجی‌ها به او گفته بودند آشوبگر و اغتشاشگر و مانع از انتقال سریع ساسان به بیمارستان شدند
While he was helping one of the protesters who had been wounded by birdshot, he was hit by a live (military) bullet and lost his life a few hours later.
Persian original
در حالی که به یکی از معترضانی که بر اثر اصابت گلوله ساچمه‌ای زخمی شده بود کمک می‌کرد هدف گلوله جنگی قرار گرفت و ساعاتی بعد جان باخت.

After their death

The next day, despite the family's follow-up efforts, they did not hand over Sasan Ghorbani's body to them
Persian original
روز بعد علی‌رغم پیگیری‌های خانواده پیکر ساسان قربانی را به آن‌ها تحویل ندادند
“They had told Sasan's family that the burial had to be carried out quickly and quietly, and that they had no right to play the Quran or go to the mosque.
Persian original
«به خانواده ساسان گفته بودند که مراسم خاکسپاری سریع و بدون سر و صدا باید انجام شود و حق پخش قرآن و رفتن به مسجد را ندارند.
They take Sasan's father to the governor's office several times and extract pledges from him about how the ceremonies for his son will be held in the coming days
Persian original
پدر ساسان را چند بار به فرمانداری می‌برند و برای چگونگی برگزاری مراسم در روزهای آینده برای فرزندش از او تعهد می‌گیرند
Instead of taking them to hospital, they took him and his wounded brother into the police station and beat them.
Persian original
به جای انتقال به بیمارستان او و برادر زخمی‌اش را به داخل کلانتری برده‌ و مورد ضرب و شتم قرار داده‌اند.
Once they said you have to pay money.
Persian original
یکبار گفتند باید پول بدهید.
They made my father pledge: you have no right to hold a ceremony in the mosque, no right to bring a Quran reciter, no right to gather”
Persian original
از پدرم تعهد گرفتند که حق ندارید در مسجد مراسم بگیرید، حق ندارید قرآن‌خوان بیاورید، حق ندارید تجمع بکنید»

Sources

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