Fallen Hero Mohammad Roosta
Death Mohammad Rousta 41 years old in Iran Shiraz
Written by: Javid
Mohammad Roosta, forty-one years old, was a welder and warehouse builder originally from the village of Harayjan in the Doshmanziari region of Mamasani. He lived near Shiraz’s Bahonar Bridge alongside his wife and eleven-year-old son—a man who devoted the greater part of his life to building a better future for his family, weaving together in his writings a deep love for his son with an abiding devotion to Iran and the history of this land. For generations, the people of Mamasani have been known for their unyielding grit and lionhearted courage—a people who do not easily bow to tyranny and humiliation. From the earliest days of the Dey (December–January) protests, cries of defiance echoed across Noorabad Mamasani as well. The streets bore witness to chants against the Islamic Republic, as its people, alongside those of other Iranian cities, gave voice to their wrath and despair at a regime that had brought their lives and futures to an impasse. Soon after, Prince Reza Pahlavi called for the people to take to the streets simultaneously and to chant from their homes and rooftops on January 8 and 9 (18 and 19 Dey). Mohammad witnessed those days—days when the streets of Iran became a b…
محمد روستا · شیراز · نورآباد ممسنی · شکنجه در بازداشت
