Meysam Kazemi

میثم کاظمی

Tehran

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

He was one of the firefighters who, outside working hours, joined the people at the gatherings
Persian original
از جمله آتش‌نشان‌هایی بود که خارج از ساعات کاری، در کنار مردم در تجمعات حضور پیدا کرد
Firefighter and athlete from Tehran
Persian original
آتش‌نشان و ورزشکار تهرانی
Meysam had started working as a professional firefighter in 1390.
Persian original
میثم از سال ۱۳۹۰ به عنوان آتش‌نشان حرفه‌ای فعالیت خود را شروع کرده بود.

Those close to him consider him a kind-hearted and charitable person.
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را فردی خوش‌قلب و دست‌به‌خیر می‌دانند.
Those close to him describe him as a kind-hearted and charitable person.
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را فردی خوش‌قلب و دست‌به‌خیر معرفی می‌کنند.
While he was in the street, he was helping [people]
Persian original
او هنگام حضور در خیابان، در حال کمک‌رسانی بوده

In the words of those close to them

Those close to him consider him a kind-hearted and charitable person.— Those close to him
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را فردی خوش‌قلب و دست‌به‌خیر می‌دانند.

Those close to him describe him as a kind-hearted and charitable person.— Those close to him
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را فردی خوش‌قلب و دست‌به‌خیر معرفی می‌کنند.

How they died

First he was struck on the head with batons, and then he was separated from the crowd and killed by a shot to the neck
Persian original
ابتدا با ضربات باتوم به سرش ضرباتی وارد شد و سپس از میان جمعیت جدا و با شلیک گلوله به گردن کشته شد
On the evening of 19 Dey in Parand, government agents first injured his head with baton blows and then shot him in the neck.
Persian original
شامگاه ۱۹ دی ماموران حکومتی در پرند، ابتدا با ضربات باتون به سرش آسیب زدند و بعد به گردنش شلیک کردند.
First he was struck on the head with batons, and then he was separated from the crowd and killed by a shot to the neck.
Persian original
ابتدا با ضربات باتوم به سرش ضرباتی وارد شد و سپس از میان جمعیت جدا و با شلیک گلوله به گردن کشته شد.

After their death

Official government narratives tried to attribute the cause of his death to the protesters, and his family were also pressured to confirm these narratives
Persian original
روایت‌های رسمی حکومتی تلاش کردند علت مرگش را به معترضان نسبت دهند و خانواده‌اش نیز برای تایید این روایت‌ها تحت فشار قرار گرفتند
After Meysam was killed, government forces tried to present the protesters as the cause of his death.
Persian original
نیروهای حکومتی پس از کشته‌شدن میثم تلاش کردند معترضان را عامل مرگ او معرفی کنند.
His family were also pressured to confirm this narrative by giving interviews to official state media.
Persian original
خانواده‌اش نیز تحت فشار قرار گرفتند تا با مصاحبه در رسانه‌های رسمی حکومتی این روایت را تایید کنند.
Official government narratives tried to attribute the cause of his death to the protesters, and his family were also pressured to confirm these narratives.
Persian original
روایت‌های رسمی حکومتی تلاش کردند علت مرگش را به معترضان نسبت دهند و خانواده‌اش نیز برای تایید این روایت‌ها تحت فشار قرار گرفتند.

Sources

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