Back Sarina Esmailzadeh Catalan Sarina Esmailzadeh German Asesinato de Sarina Esmailzadeh Spanish Sarina Esmailzadeh Basque سارینا اسماعیلزاده Persian სარინა ესმაილზადეს მკვლელობა Georgian Смерть Сарины Эсмаилзаде Russian
 | |
| Native name | سارینا اسماعیل زاده |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 September 2022 |
| Location | Mehrshahr, Alborz province, Iran |
| Deaths | Sarina Esmailzadeh |
| Burial | Behesht-e Sakineh |
On 23 September 2022, Iranian teenager Sarina Esmailzadeh (Persian: سارینا اسماعیلزاده) died of severe beating on the head by security forces during the Mahsa Amini protests in Karaj, Alborz province, Iran, according to human rights organizations.[1][2] She was 16 years old.[3]
The local Justice Department denied any responsibility for her death, claiming that she died by suicide after jumping from the rooftop of a building, and similar claims were made by the authorities about 16-year-old Nika Shakarami who had also attended the protests and died under suspicious circumstances.[1][4]
After their deaths, pictures of Shakarami and Esmailzadeh appeared on banners during protests and on posters in Iranian cities.[1] Videos created by Esmailzadeh were shared online after her death,[5] and hackers interrupted a government-run news broadcast in Iran with pictures of Esmailzadeh and other women killed during the protests.[6][7]
- ^ a b c Fassihi, Farnaz (13 October 2022). "How Two Teenagers Became the New Faces of Iran's Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Iran: Leaked official documents ordering deadly crackdown highlight need for international action". Amnesty International. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Dehkordi, Maryam (24 February 2023). ""They Shot Me, Sister:" The Women Victims Of Iran Protest Crackdown". IranWire. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Sinaee, Maryam (7 October 2022). "Authorities Try To Cover Up Another Teen Protester's Death In Iran". Iran International. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Guardian_another_teenage_girlwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Berger 2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Protests in Iran: State-run live TV hacked by protesters". BBC News. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.