Zahra (Sepideh) Ahmadvand; a mother whose truth they also murdered
Death Zahra(Sepideh) Ahmadvand 40 years old in Iran Karaj Azimieh
Written by: Narina
The room still smells of her. A faint trace of perfume lingers on the pillow, as though someone had laid their head there only yesterday. Draped over the chair by the window is a dress whose folds still hold the shape of her body. Her nine-year-old son sometimes walks into the room, quietly shuts the door, and sits on that same chair. He says nothing. He just brushes the dress with the tips of his fingers, then gets up and leaves. Her husband rarely sets foot in this room. When he does, he stands by the window, staring out at the street. He moves through the house like a ghost, lost, not knowing what to do, as though he no longer belongs to this world. Sepideh (Zahra) Ahmadvand was forty years old and from Azimiyeh, Karaj. Those who knew her describe her as a kind, gentle woman full of hope for the future—a devoted mother who poured her entire being into her child. On the night of January 8 (18 Dey), she went to Azimiyeh Square. The moment she stepped out of the car and took a few strides, a bullet fired from atop a building struck the back of her skull. Her death has two conflicting accounts. The regime’s forced narrative claimed that civilian protesters killed her with a blow fro…
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