{"id":9935,"date":"2024-11-16T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/iranian-anti-regime-activist-who-died-by-suicide-buried-in-tehran\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:38:13","slug":"iranian-anti-regime-activist-who-died-by-suicide-buried-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/16\/iranian-anti-regime-activist-who-died-by-suicide-buried-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning: This story contains descriptions of self-harm that some readers might find distressing<\/em><\/p>\n

Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the regime, was buried Friday in the capital Tehran. <\/p>\n

Sanjari took his own life Wednesday at the age of 42, jumping off a building in downtown Tehran, according to other activists and state media, after threatening to kill himself if four activists detained by the Islamic Republic were not released. <\/p>\n

\u201cI will end my life in protest against the dictatorship of (Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah) Khamenei and his partners,\u201d Sanjari had written earlier Wednesday on X, demanding the release of Fatemeh Sepehari, Nasreen Shakrami, Toomaj Salehi and Arsham Rezaei by 7 p.m local time that day. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo one should be imprisoned for expressing their opinions. Protest is the right of every Iranian citizen,\u201d he wrote in a separate post on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

At around 7.20 p.m. local time, Sanjari posted a photo from atop a high structure, with the caption: \u201c7 PM, Hafez Bridge, Charsou.\u201d Charsou Bazaar is a commercial building in downtown Tehran. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy life will end after this tweet\u2026 I wish that one day Iranians wake up and overcome slavery.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2018Kianoosh is lost\u2019<\/h2>\n

Hossein Ronaghi, an Iranian human rights activist, confirmed Sanjari\u2019s death Thursday and urged people to attend his funeral Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time to act\u2026 as Iranians, we should attend his burial with enthusiasm and respect, to honor this noble and tortured individual,\u201d Ronaghi wrote on X. <\/p>\n

The activist warned authorities against disrupting the burial through heightened security. \u201cNo one has the right to disrupt the burial, create a security atmosphere, or show any disrespect to this ceremony,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cI swear by Kianoosh\u2019s blood, if any disturbance is caused by security forces or any obstacles are put in the way of people\u2019s presence, I will make you regret it,\u201d Ronaghi said. <\/p>\n

Abdollah Momeni, another Iranian activist, said that when he saw Sanjar\u2019s post, he rushed to meet him, only to find \u201ca white sheet thrown\u201d over his body by Hafez Bridge. <\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, Kianoosh is lost,\u201d Momeni wrote on X Wednesday. <\/p>\n

On Thursday, the state news agency ISNA reported that a judicial case had been opened by the prosecutor\u2019s office in Tehran regarding Sanjari\u2019s suicide. ISNA, citing the Tehran prosecutor\u2019s office, suggested that Sanjari had a history of mental health issues, for which they said he had been hospitalized and given prescription medication. <\/p>\n

Repeated detentions<\/h2>\n

A vocal critic of the Iranian regime, Sanjari was arrested several times between 1999 and 2007, when he was finally released with a bail bond of over $100,000, Amnesty International said. He was accused of \u201cacting against state security\u201d and \u201cpropaganda against the system,\u201d according to the human rights organization. Sanjari spent time in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison, which is known for its long record of human rights abuses. <\/p>\n

He left Iran shortly after his release but returned in 2016, when he was arrested again and sentenced to 11 years in prison, according to the IranWire activist outlet. In 2021, he left for the US but later returned to Iran, IranWire said. <\/p>\n

Between 2009 and 2013, Sanjari worked for the Persian Service of the US government-funded broadcaster Voice of America in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n

VOA\u2019s Persian Service said on Thursday it \u201cexpressed shock and grief at the suicide of a former colleague, Kianoosh Sanjari, who jumped to his death from a building in Tehran on Wednesday in protest against Iran\u2019s authoritarian rulers.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n

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