Fallen Hero Melika Shahmoradi
Death Melika Shahmoradi 16 years old in Iran Kermanshah Teacher's Township
Written by: Roodabeh
Melika Shahmoradi, a sixteen-year-old girl from Kermanshah, took her last steps on the streets of Kermanshah on the cold and anxious evening of Thursday, January 8, 2025; streets that that night were not just thoroughfares for people, but the scene of a generation's will clashing with organized repression.In the Shahr-e-Moeallem neighborhood, where the sound of slogans mingled with the smell of gas and fear, she was targeted by live ammunition from government forces; a bullet that was neither a warning nor a dispersal of the crowd, but a direct shot to the heart of a teenager.Melika's lifeless body was transferred that night, or shortly after, under the flickering streetlights, into the hands of the people; people who did not yet know that tomorrow, this young girl's name would be added to the long list of protest victims. No official explained, no report was published, and no answer was given as to who pulled the trigger.Silence was the usual policy. Two days later, on January 10, Kermanshah witnessed a scene that was both mourning and resistance.The Chamari ritual, with the mournful beat of the drum and the mournful sound of the horn, was held in a circle of people.Women wailed,…
ملیکا شاهمرادی · ۱۶ساله · کرمانشاه · آیین یارسان
