Pedram Argha: From the Clinic to the Cemetery
Death Pedram Argha 31 years old in Iran Kermanshah
Written by: Sayeh
Dr. Pedram Argha was a thirty-one-year-old dentist from Kermanshah and a member of the Yarsani Kurdish community. On 8 January (18 Dey), the winter cold had enveloped Kermanshah. Dr. Pedram was still at his clinic—the place where he devoted every day to treating his patients. The streets surrounding the clinic in Kermanshah’s Maskan neighborhood were gradually swelling with crowds. People had taken to the streets following the call of Prince Reza Pahlavi, and the clamor of the crowd and chanting echoed throughout the city. Amid the turmoil, shouts and the sounds of a struggle suddenly broke out outside the clinic. Hearing the altercation, the doctor rushed to the window. His eyes fell upon a scene unfolding just a few steps away in the street: a man was trapped under the fists and boots of several security agents. As a doctor who had spent years dedicated to healing and helping others, he could not bear witness to human suffering and remain silent. He opened the clinic door and rushed out into the street. He shouted for them to stop, but violence was blind to reason. In the midst of the chaos and commotion, he tried to stop the assault, and during the struggle, the weapon of one of…
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