Sadness and fury in Iran! A well-known influencer was also killed during the protests

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Hadith Najafi (23) was killed on the street while protesting against the strict dress code for women in Iran, reports Sky News.

This comes days after a video of Hadith Najafi went viral online amid protests. In the viral video, she is seen tying her hair in a ponytail without a headscarf, and was allegedly shot in the ground, according to reports.

On September 25, the journalist and women's rights lawyer Masih Alinejad shared the news of her death on Twitter along with the details. She said Hadis was shot six times by authorities after she tied her hair without wearing a headscarf and bravely stepped into the middle of a protest in Karaj.

 

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Let us remind you that the protests across the country that were triggered by the death of the young woman are not abating Iranian Mahsa Amini on September 16. Maxa died in a hospital in Tehran after she was detained by the religious police. She died under unclear circumstances.

Hadis was not an activist, nor did she speak openly about the emancipation of women on the Internet, but she was killed in her hometown Karaj because she protested for the right of women to live and dress as they want. Her death deepened the anger and resentment among the Iranian population.

Hadis was a member of Iran's Generation Z, a young woman who grew up with the Internet and social networks. She was connected to the rest of the world in a way her parents couldn't even imagine.

On the Tick ​​Tok и Instagram she published details of her private life and had 72.000 followers. Hadis liked to post videos of herself dancing to the latest music hits, including pop music and Iranian singers. Her social media profiles wouldn't look out of place anywhere else in the world. With a smile on her face, staring into the camera, she danced in her room in an outfit of intense colors.

She worked as a cashier in a restaurant and was happy to share fashion tips on Instagram. She filmed herself with a hijab, but often without a head and face covering. Wearing the hijab is compulsory in Iran, regardless of religion or nationality.

 

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The protests have been held every night since September 16, and despite international calls to stop the crackdown on the protesters, the authorities continue to treat them harshly, calling them "rebels" who "harm security and public property".

Women at the protests burn their scarves and hijabs, and share videos of themselves cutting their hair on social networks. The repression of the Iranian authorities has also spread to the Internet. Internet access is limited in several provinces, according to NetBlocks, an internet blocking monitoring group.

Before heading to the protest, not knowing it would be fatal for her, Hadis recorded a video in which she said she believed in a better future and sent it to her friends.

- In the end I will be happy... when everything changes - she said.

An hour later, she was killed. She was shot in several places, and the family was forbidden to visit her in the hospital. Several nurses benevolently warned the family members to leave, because they felt they might be in danger because Hadis was at the protests.

– The husband of one of the sisters of the murdered girl works for Basage, an Iranian paramilitary formation, so they let him into the morgue for identification. Her family was not released - revealed a family friend.

Two days later, the family agreed with authorities that her funeral would not be public.

But before the funeral, they still allowed her mother and sisters to see her face.
After the funeral, sisters Afsun and Shirin decided to publish her photos and reveal to the public that she had been murdered.


According to a close friend of the family, the authorities did not want the public to know that Hadis had been shot, but ordered the family to tell others that their daughter died in a car accident or of natural causes.

The sister of the murdered Hadis posted a video of the family gathered around her grave. Sister Shireen posted a video of their mother talking about the loss of her daughter.

– My daughter died because of hijab, because of Mahsa Amini. She went to a protest and they killed her, the bullets hit her in the heart, in the stomach, in the neck. She had injuries on her body and face - she told in tears.

She confirmed that her family was not allowed to go to the hospital and that they were yelled at.

- They didn't want to tell us where we can find her and see her. Hadith was the apple of my eye. Leave her sisters alone. We feel terrible. And Mahsa is my daughter. All those killed are my children, Hadis died for Mahsa, I love her too, Hadis sacrificed herself for Mahsa, died for her - said the "broken" mother.

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