Fallen Hero Mohammad Ne'mati; a man whose birthday night became his night of farewell

Death Mohammad Nemati 37 years old in Iran Isfahan silk

Written by: Roodabeh

Mohammad Nemati, a 37-year-old man from Abrisham city, was one of those faces who, during the days of the December uprising, quietly but determinedly, took to the streets. He was not seeking fame nor did he want a share of the world; he only wanted to be the voice of his people. The same voice that had been stuck in the throat for years. On the evening of the eighteenth of Dey, the streets around the police station of the city of Abrisham were full of the shadows of repressive forces; silent ambushes waiting for the moment to shoot. Mohammad was moving through the crowd when a bullet from behind, without warning and mercilessly, cut short his life's path. He fell to the ground right there; without even having the chance to turn towards his attacker. His body was handed over to his family a week later, after days of uncertainty and waiting. The week that passed for the mother, wife, and family felt longer than a lifetime. Her burial took place on her birthday; a night that was supposed to be a celebration, but turned into a farewell. It was as if fate had willed that on the same day he was placed in his mother's arms, he would rest in the cold embrace of the earth. His wife released…

محمد نعمتی · اصفهان · شهر ابریشم · ۳۷ساله

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