Sahar Bayat

سحر بیات

30 years old · Tehran

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

Together with her husband and friends
Persian original
همراه همسر و دوستانش
married
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married

How they died

At around 10 p.m., while she was returning from the protests together with her husband and friends, she was hit by a live round. The bullet hit her from behind and she lost her life at that very moment.
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حدود ساعت ۱۰ شب، در حالی که همراه همسر و دوستانش در حال بازگشت از اعتراضات بود، هدف گلوله جنگی قرار گرفت. گلوله از پشت به او اصابت کرد و او در همان لحظه جان خود را از دست داد.
killed in the evening of January 8 while returning from protests with her husband and friends
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killed in the evening of January 8 while returning from protests with her husband and friends
a live round hit her from behind and she died at the scene.
Persian original
a live round hit her from behind and she died at the scene.

After their death

Her husband waited one night at Al-Ghadir Hospital and three nights at Kahrizak for the handover of her body
Persian original
همسرش یک شب در بیمارستان الغدیر و سه شب در کهریزک در انتظار تحویل پیکر او ماند
Her husband waited one night at Al-Ghadir Hospital and three nights at Kahrizak for the handover of her body.
Persian original
همسرش یک شب در بیمارستان الغدیر و سه شب در کهریزک در انتظار تحویل پیکر او ماند.
"The responsible officials refused to hand over the body until sums had been received from the family. In the end, pledges and signatures were also taken from several family members that no slogans would be chanted at the burial ceremony. She was buried in Tuyserkan."
Persian original
«مقام‌های مسئول تا زمان دریافت مبالغی از خانواده، از تحویل پیکر خودداری کردند. در نهایت نیز از چند تن از اعضای خانواده تعهد و امضا گرفته شد که در مراسم خاکسپاری هیچ شعاری داده نشود. او در تویسرکان به خاک سپرده شد.»
Her husband spent one night at Alghadir and three nights at Kahrizak waiting for her body to be released.
Persian original
Her husband spent one night at Alghadir and three nights at Kahrizak waiting for her body to be released.
authorities refused to hand over the body until money was paid. Relatives were also forced to sign pledges that no slogans would be chanted at the funeral.
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authorities refused to hand over the body until money was paid. Relatives were also forced to sign pledges that no slogans would be chanted at the funeral.
Sahar was buried in Tuyserkan, Hamadan province.
Persian original
Sahar was buried in Tuyserkan, Hamadan province.

Sources

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

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