Mojtaba Torshiz Hajikolaei

مجتبی ترشیزحاجیکلائی

Also known as مجتبی ترشیز

47 years old · Tehran

Killed during protests

Life

Former professional footballer of Tractor Tabriz
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بازیکن سابق فوتبال حرفه‌ای تراکتور تبریز
Former player of the Tractor Sazi and Nassaji football teams
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بازیکن پیشین تیم‌های فوتبال تراکتورسازی و نساجی
Former Nassaji and Tractor player
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بازیکن سابق نساجی و تراکتور
Football player
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بازیکن فوتبال

His wife, Arezou Madani
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همسرش، آرزو مدنی
Arezou Madani, his wife
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آرزو مدنی، همسرش
This family also had two daughters.
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این خانواده، دو دختر هم داشتند.
His wife Arezou Madani
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همسرش آرزو مدنی
He was the father of two children.
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او پدر دو فرزند بود.
Expressing deep concern over the continued use of lethal violence against unarmed protesters, Hana Human Rights Organisation considers the killing of Mojtaba Torshiz and his wife another example of a gross violation of the right to life and the systematic repression of citizens in Iran.
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سازمان حقوق بشر هانا با ابراز نگرانی عمیق نسبت به تداوم استفاده از خشونت مرگبار علیه معترضان غیرمسلح، کشته‌شدن مجتبی ترشیز و همسرش را نمونه‌ای دیگر از نقض فاحش حق حیات و سرکوب سیستماتیک شهروندان در ایران می‌داند.
The couple were survived by their two daughters.
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The couple were survived by their two daughters.

While trying to protect his wife, Arezou Madani, from the direct fire of the repressive forces, he made his body a shield
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در حالی که سعی داشت از همسرش، آرزو مدنی، در برابر شلیک مستقیم نیروهای سرکوب محافظت کند، بدنش را سپر کرد
During his playing career Torshiz played for prominent teams such as Nassaji Mazandaran, Tractor Tabriz, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Fajr Sepasi and Mes Kerman
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ترشیز در طول دوران بازی در تیم‌های مطرحی مانند نساجی مازندران، تراکتور تبریز، استقلال اهواز، فجر سپاسی و مس کرمان حضور داشت
He died so that his wife could live
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جان داد تا همسرش زنده بماند
He made his body a shield and lost his life from direct fire.
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او بدن خود را سپر کرده و در شلیک مستقیم جان باخته است.
Torshiz, together with his wife and his wife's brother, took part in the protests in Shahrak-e Andisheh in western Tehran
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ترشیز، همراه با همسر و برادر همسرش در اعتراضات شهرک اندیشه در غرب تهران شرکت کردند
Mojtaba Torshiz was born in "Ghaemshahr", Mazandaran Province, and had played for the teams Tractor, Nassaji, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Fajr and Mes Kerman.
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مجتبی ترشیز متولد «قائمشهر» استان مازندران بود و سابقه بازی در تیم‌های تراکتور، نساجی، استقلال اهواز، فجر و مس کرمان را داشت.

In the words of those close to them

According to informed sources, the repressors target Madani, but to protect her Torshiz makes his body a shield for his wife: "He is hit by a direct shot from a shotgun, the pellet pierces his lung, and minutes later he dies in his wife's arms."— Informed sources
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به گفته منابع مطلع، سرکوبگران، مدنی را هدف می‌گیرند اما ترشیز برای محافظت از او، بدن خود را سپر همسرش می‌کند: «او هدف شلیک مستقیم تفنگ ساچمه‌ای قرار می‌گیرد، گلوله ریه‌اش را سوراخ می‌کند و دقایقی بعد در آغوش همسرش، جان می‌سپارد.»

Family and bonds

Family Arezou Madani^* آرزو مدنی
همسرش، آرزو مدنی

How they died

He was killed by bullets of the security forces
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به ضرب گلوله نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد
Lost [his life] after being hit by a bullet
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با اصابت گلوله باخت
They were surrounded by the repressive forces in a dead-end alley and were shot at
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به‌دست نیروهای سرکوب در یک کوچه بن‌بست محاصره شدند و هدف تیراندازی قرار گرفتند
"He is hit by a direct shot from a shotgun, the pellet pierces his lung, and minutes later he dies in his wife's arms."
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«او هدف شلیک مستقیم تفنگ ساچمه‌ای قرار می‌گیرد، گلوله ریه‌اش را سوراخ می‌کند و دقایقی بعد در آغوش همسرش، جان می‌سپارد.»
According to these sources, the repressors first fired at Madani, but to protect his wife Torshiz made his body a shield and was hit by a direct shotgun blast.
Persian original
به گفته این منابع، سرکوبگران ابتدا به سوی مدنی تیراندازی کردند، اما ترشیز برای محافظت از همسرش، بدن خود را سپر کرد و هدف شلیک مستقیم تفنگ ساچمه‌ای قرار گرفت.
According to information received, the shooting resulted in the perforation of Torshiz's lung and he died minutes later in his wife's arms.
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بر اساس اطلاعات رسیده، تیراندازی به سوراخ شدن ریه ترشیز انجامید و او دقایقی بعد در آغوش همسرش جان سپرد.

After their death

Torshiz's body was buried in silence on 22 Dey in Karaj in a ceremony held without public announcement or media coverage.
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پیکر ترشیز در ۲۲ دی در کرج و طی مراسمی که بدون اطلاع‌رسانی عمومی و پوشش رسانه‌ای برگزار شد، در سکوت به‌خاک سپرده شد.
Tarshiz was buried in Karaj on 12 January in a ceremony held without public announcements or media coverage.
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Tarshiz was buried in Karaj on 12 January in a ceremony held without public announcements or media coverage.

Sources

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

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