Behnam Izadi

بهنام ایزدی

35 years old · Noorabad Mamasani · Fars Province

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

He was single and lived with his elderly father and mother and cared for them.
Persian original
او مجرد بود و در کنار پدر و مادر سالخورده‌اش زندگی و از آنها مراقبت می‌کرد.

Those close to him have described him as a nature-loving person.
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را انسانی طبیعت‌دوست توصیف کرده‌اند.
On 14 Dey Behnam went in his personal car through the streets of Mamasani to help the wounded and citizens who had been attacked by government forces
Persian original
بهنام روز ۱۴ دی‌ماه با خودرو شخصی در خیابان‌های ممسنی به کمک مجروحان و شهروندانی رفت که هدف حمله نیروهای حکومتی قرار گرفته بودند
"My life for the homeland, my life for Iran"
Persian original
«جانم فدای وطن، جانم فدای ایران»
He replied: "I'm a citizen."
Persian original
پاسخ داد: «شهروندم.»
A few hours before he was killed, he had stressed that he was not going into the street for a personal demand and that his aim was the freedom of Iran
Persian original
او چند ساعت پیش از کشته شدنش تاکید کرده بود که برای خواسته‌ای شخصی به خیابان نمی‌رود و هدفش آزادی ایران است
On 14 Dey he was helping the wounded and protesters with his Paykan car
Persian original
او ۱۴ دی با خودروی پیکان خود به مجروحان و معترضان کمک می‌کرد
On January 4, he used his car to help wounded protesters and others in the streets when the vehicle was hit by gunfire and tear gas and badly damaged.
Persian original
On January 4, he used his car to help wounded protesters and others in the streets when the vehicle was hit by gunfire and tear gas and badly damaged.
Izadi was wounded in the attack but later returned to the protests.
Persian original
Izadi was wounded in the attack but later returned to the protests.
Behnam was a farmer and shopkeeper from Mamasani.
Persian original
بهنام کشاورز و مغازه‌دار اهل ممسنی بود.

In the words of those close to them

One of Behnam's close friends has said that a few hours before going to the protests, in response to his friends' insistence, he said repeatedly: "My life for the homeland, my life for Iran," and then left them.— One of Behnam's close friends
Persian original
یکی از دوستان نزدیک بهنام گفته است او چند ساعت پیش از رفتن به اعتراضات، در پاسخ به اصرار دوستانش بارها گفت: «جانم فدای وطن، جانم فدای ایران» و سپس آنها را ترک کرد.

Those close to Behnam have said that a few hours before he was killed, he had stressed that he was not going into the street for a personal demand and that his aim was the freedom of Iran.— Those close to Behnam
Persian original
نزدیکان بهنام گفته‌اند او چند ساعت پیش از کشته شدنش تاکید کرده بود که برای خواسته‌ای شخصی به خیابان نمی‌رود و هدفش آزادی ایران است.

My life for the homeland, my life for Iran— Behnam
Persian original
جانم فدای وطن، جانم فدای ایران

I'm a citizen.— Behnam
Persian original
شهروندم.

How they died

Was killed by Basij forces of the Islamic Republic
Persian original
از سوی نیروهای بسیجی جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد
One of the bullets hit Behnam's eye and head and exited from the back of his head.
Persian original
یکی از گلوله‌ها به چشم و سر بهنام اصابت کرد و از پشت سر او خارج شد.
An armed person stationed on the roof of the Basij base was targeting the protesters from close range
Persian original
فرد مسلحی مستقر بر پشت‌بام مقر بسیج، از فاصله‌ای نزدیک معترضان را هدف قرار می‌داد
After this shot Behnam went into a coma and, after about two to three days, lost his life due to the severity of his injuries.
Persian original
بهنام پس از این شلیک به کما رفت و پس از حدود دو تا سه روز، در اثر شدت جراحات جان باخت.
Finally, on 18 Dey, he was killed by a sniper's direct shot to the head and eye from the roof of the Basij base
Persian original
سرانجام ۱۸ دی با شلیک مستقیم یک تک‌تیرانداز از پشت‌بام مقر بسیج به سر و چشم کشته شد
On the evening of 18 Dey, at around 21:00 to 22:00, he was hit by direct fire in the protests in Nurabad, Mamasani.
Persian original
شامگاه ۱۸ دی، حدود ساعت ۲۱ تا ۲۲، در اعتراضات نورآباد ممسنی هدف شلیک مستقیم قرار گرفت.

After their death

Government officials took a pledge from family members and the guarantors put forward not to announce the time of the burial
Persian original
مقام‌های حکومتی از اعضای خانواده و ضامنان معرفی‌شده تعهد گرفتند که زمان خاکسپاری را اعلام نکنند
The burial ceremony was held at around 6:30 to seven in the morning, in dark and rainy weather, with only a limited number of family members present.
Persian original
مراسم خاکسپاری حدود ساعت ۶:۳۰ تا هفت صبح، در هوای تاریک و بارانی و تنها با حضور تعداد محدودی از اعضای خانواده برگزار شد.
Local people have named the crossroads where Behnam's car was targeted while he was helping protesters "Behnam Izadi Crossroads"
Persian original
مردم محلی چهارراهی را که خودرو بهنام هنگام کمک به معترضان در آن هدف قرار گرفت، چهارراه بهنام ایزدی نامیده‌اند
Behnam's body was handed over to the family after nearly a week. Government forces did not allow the family to wash him
Persian original
پیکر بهنام پس از نزدیک به یک هفته به خانواده تحویل داده شد. نیروهای حکومتی اجازه ندادند خانواده او را غسل دهند
He has been buried in that same "Mamasani".
Persian original
او در همان «ممسنی» به خاک سپرده شده است.

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