Alireza Karami علیرضا کرمی
Negar Mojtahedi Iran International
"...we love places not for the bricks and mortar that they are made of, but because of the people they represent; how much more so now that those bricks and pavements have been christened with blood? How much more so now, that the same blood was used to paint these words onto the walls of the city with their hands, in a final show of defiance, writing: Javid Shah - Long live the king"
Laleh: The Flowers of Iran
I feel that in this era of electronic news feeds and constant streaming, it is important to slow things down energetically. It is a reminder that these faces are more than just some pixels on a screen, fleeting and only to be replaced by the next in a constant stream of news feeds; that these were the hopes and dreams of lives that were cut short before their time. On a personal level, it is also a symbolic sacrifice of time taken out of my day as an offering, and as a way for me to process the pain I feel at the loss of these beautiful, brave hearts and minds.
Arnika Dabbagh آرنیکا_دباغ
19-year-old Iranian athlete, Arnika Dabbagh, was killed by security forces in the northern city of Gorgan during the nationwide protests. Dabbagh was a student and a competitive swimmer who had won national titles in swimming competitions in Iran
Nika Shakarami نیکا شاکرمی
Date of Birth: October 2, 2005 (some sources also note October 1)