Fallen Hero Mohammad Chegeni; a son of the Chegeni tribe
Death محمد چگنی (شاکرمی) 31 years old in Iran Khorramabad Chamvart
Written by: Anahita
I was Mohammad Chegeni (Shakarami) , of the Chegeni tribe, from the village of Cham Vart in the Mamulan District, near Khorramabad. In the dying hours of June 20, 1994 (30 Khordad 1373), just a day before the arrival of summer, I came into this world. I had been engaged for a while, yearning to begin our life together and build a peaceful future beside the one I loved. But the month of Dey changed my destiny—and that of so many across my homeland—forever. When the call for protests on January 8 and 9 (18 and 19 Dey) was announced, I, too, like so many others, took to the streets on January 8 (18 Dey), joining the crowd on Naser Khosrow Street in Khorramabad. State forces opened fire on the people. A live round struck my right side, and as I tried to pull myself away, shotgun pellets hit my leg. I had no strength left to go on. Kind, caring people rushed me to Khorramabad's Social Security Hospital. I was conscious the entire way, aware of those around me talking to me, desperately trying to keep me from slipping away. Yet the heavy security atmosphere suffocating the hospital disrupted my treatment. The severe bleeding gave me no respite, and the next day, I lost my life. When my f…
چمورت · خرم آباد · ایل چگنی · محمد چگنی (شاکرمی)
