Fallen Hero Amirhossein Eshghi
Death Amirhossein Eshghi Shaldehi 19 years old in Iran Tehran Yaftabad
Written by: Javid
As they laid the body of Amirhossein Eshghi to rest, his family still did not know that Arian, their younger son, had also been shot that very same night. They sat in mourning for Amirhossein, unaware that the search for their other son had only just begun. Amirhossein, a resident of Shahrak-e Vali-e Asr in Tehran, had left home on the evening of January 8 (18 Dey) in response to Prince Reza Pahlavi’s call to take to the streets. That night, the Shahrak-e Vali-e Asr area and the surroundings of Police Station 153 witnessed the armed forces of the Islamic Republic opening fire on people. Amirhossein was struck by live ammunition and lost his life. Published reports state that the bullet had struck his heart. In the first hours following the shooting, the family learned that Amirhossein had been wounded and searched frantically to find him. Eventually, they received his body and laid him to rest the following day in Behesht-e Zahra. Yet they still had no idea that 14-year-old Arian had also been wounded in those same events and was admitted to a clinic in Tehran. Arian had been shot in the neck on Yaran Street, at the Sepideh intersection across from Police Station 153. Bystanders ru…
امیرحسین عشقی · تهران · یافتآباد · برادران عشقی
