Kimia was an Iranian student and graphic design artist from Islamshahr, Tehran province, who was shot and killed by government security forces during protests. She is remembered for her handwritten journals where she expressed a profound desire to be a "useful person in this world" and famously wrote, "I am free"
Dear God, hello… Please help me stay on the right path. Don’t forget me—just be there for me like this, watch over me. Help me become what I want to be; help me become a useful person in this world. I don’t want to be insignificant or useless—please help me always think. I want to be okay, to stay with myself, and to take care of my inner self. Don’t let me drown in ignorance. Protect all the beautiful things, one by one. I am free.