Fallen Hero Mohammad Khezri

Death Mohammad Khezri 21 years old in Iran

Written by: Javid

If there is only one photograph of Mohammad Khezri left for everyone to remember him by, it is that very picture where he has raised his hand, flashing a victory sign with his fingers. A gentle smile rests on his face—one of those smiles that seem to still believe in the future. No one knew that this simple frame would one day become the final image of him to linger in our minds. Mohammad, a twenty-one-year-old Kurmanji Kurd, was originally from Ashkhaneh in North Khorasan. He had lost his father when he was only four years old. Years later, he lived with his family in Bumehen, making a living through manual labor—a quiet life that was never meant to be cut short so suddenly. On 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), during the popular protests in Bumehen, a live round was fired directly into his heart, and another struck his kidney, taking his life on the spot. But what began for his family was not just mourning; it was seven days of agonizing silence. Mohammad was missing for a week. Throughout those days, his brother would leave the house every morning, searching police stations, hospitals, morgues, and any place where there might be a trace of Mohammad, one by one. Every night he return…

بومهن · محمد خضری · کرمانج · جاویدنامان کرد

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