Aidin Samayi

آیدین سماعی

22 years old · Isfahan

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

It was not clear whether the person in the footage was Aidin, but the family was forced to confirm that it was their son.
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It was not clear whether the person in the footage was Aidin, but the family was forced to confirm that it was their son.
Then they were shown another CCTV clip of a person in civilian clothes, not military or police, firing from behind a car.
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Then they were shown another CCTV clip of a person in civilian clothes, not military or police, firing from behind a car.
Finally, the father was made to sign a statement saying that the situation had been “clarified” for him and that “rioters” were responsible for his son’s death.
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Finally, the father was made to sign a statement saying that the situation had been “clarified” for him and that “rioters” were responsible for his son’s death.

Aidin was laid to rest on January 14.
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Aidin was laid to rest on January 14.
According to information obtained by IranWire, suppressive forces began firing from street level around 9:00 PM on the evening of January 9 in Najafabad, Isfahan.
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According to information obtained by IranWire, suppressive forces began firing from street level around 9:00 PM on the evening of January 9 in Najafabad, Isfahan.

In the words of those close to them

A lawyer was later found, but the case file reportedly includes fabricated political charges and accusations of “carrying a weapon.” It is also said that Mohammad-Amin was tortured into making a confession and signing statements for things he had not done.
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A lawyer was later found, but the case file reportedly includes fabricated political charges and accusations of “carrying a weapon.” It is also said that Mohammad-Amin was tortured into making a confession and signing statements for things he had not done.

How they died

Aidin’s brother was arrested that same night, January 9, at the hospital.
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Aidin’s brother was arrested that same night, January 9, at the hospital.
Aidin Samayi, 22, was shot by Islamic Republic forces during protests in Najafabad, Isfahan, on January 9.
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Aidin Samayi, 22, was shot by Islamic Republic forces during protests in Najafabad, Isfahan, on January 9.
Aidin was trying to escape when he was shot from behind in the thigh.
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Aidin was trying to escape when he was shot from behind in the thigh.
Tear gas was first used to disperse the crowd, followed by gunfire.
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Tear gas was first used to disperse the crowd, followed by gunfire.

After their death

He remains in detention, and the family is under pressure from security forces.
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He remains in detention, and the family is under pressure from security forces.
He was alive when he reached the hospital, but his family later received his body with two bullet wounds, one in the thigh and another in the chest.
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He was alive when he reached the hospital, but his family later received his body with two bullet wounds, one in the thigh and another in the chest.
Reports say that after a confrontation with hospital security, Mohammad-Amin was arrested by law enforcement officers and remains in custody.
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Reports say that after a confrontation with hospital security, Mohammad-Amin was arrested by law enforcement officers and remains in custody.
They looked through Milad, Al-Zahra, Shafa Najafabad, Emam Moussa, and Khorshid hospitals, as well as the Isfahan Forensic Medicine Center.
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They looked through Milad, Al-Zahra, Shafa Najafabad, Emam Moussa, and Khorshid hospitals, as well as the Isfahan Forensic Medicine Center.

Sources

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

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