Fallen Hero Mehdi Zabihi: Do not slip on our children's blood
Death Mehdi Zabihi 25 years old in Iran Saveh Shariati Street
Written by: Avin
“Wear suitable shoes for the February 11 (22 Bahman) march, so you don’t slip on our children’s blood.” The most enduring testament to the agony of losing Mehdi Zabihi was these very words, spoken by his loved ones on the day of the February 11 (22 Bahman) march. In days when the regime was calling people to demonstrate, they gave voice, in a single sentence, to the searing grief of thousands of bereaved mothers. The days and nights dragged on with heavy sorrow. The people were enduring immense pain and suffering. Yet Mehdi Zabihi held a different accounting in his heart: a twenty-five-year-old from Saveh with a master’s degree in accounting, who dreamed above all else of a future where the value of a human life would count for more than any number or figure. Mehdi, the son of Masoumeh and Hossein, was born on November 16, 2000 (26 Aban 1379). He belonged to that youthful generation seeking their country’s future by building it with their own hands. His family and friends remember him as gentle, responsible, and filled with hope—a young man with so many chapters of his life still unwritten. On January 8 (18 Dey), Shariati Street in Saveh became the final station of his life. Live b…
مهدی ذبیحی · ساوه · دانشجوی دکترا
