Fallen Hero Ali Karamali
Death Ali Karamali 23 years old in Iran Tehran Silk
Written by: Anahita
Ali Karamali was only twenty-three years old when he decided to move to Tehran to build a better life. He lived in the city of Parand, near Tehran, and constantly traveled back and forth between the capital and his hometown. Ali was from the village of Gonbad-e Kabud, in the Nahavand County of Hamadan Province—the place where his family, his roots, and a lifetime of memories remained. Yet Ali’s journey in search of a brighter future met a tragic end. According to published accounts, on the evening of January 9 (19 Dey), Ali was struck by direct live gunfire during protest demonstrations in the city of Parand and lost his life. Ali’s body was returned to his family after five days, transported to his native village of Gonbad-e Kabud in Nahavand County, and laid to rest under an atmosphere of tight security. Mourning her brother and recalling the five days his body was kept in warehouse morgues, Ali’s sister wrote of the questions that have haunted her relentlessly ever since his death: “My darling brother, do you know what I keep thinking about? I think about those five days your lifeless body lay on the cold ground. Did the people walking past trip over you? Did they hurt you? You…
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