Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari dies by suicide in protest against regime
- Kianoosh Sanjari, a former journalist and human rights activist, died by suicide in Iran as a protest against the dictatorship of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- In his social media post, Sanjari stated he would end his life if four political prisoners were not released by 19:00 local time.
- Activist Hossein Ronaghi described Sanjari as a symbol of years of pain, resistance, and struggle for freedom.
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Iranian activist takes his own life to protest country's dictatorship
Kianoosh Sanjari speak onstage at the Amnesty International Concert presented by the CBGB Festival at Barclays Center on February 5, 2014 in New York City (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for CBGB). (LONDON) — Prominent Iranian political activist, Kianoosh Sanjari, who took his own life on Wednesday in an act of protest, was buried Friday morning in Tehran. In a final post on his X account he said the decision was to protest against what he cal…
Imprisoned and forcibly interned in psychiatric hospitals several times, the human rights activist, blogger and journalist ended his life on Wednesday in protest against “the dictatorship” of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran Activist Kills Himself After Demanding Release Of Prisoners
Human rights campaigners on Thursday paid tribute to an Iranian activist who killed himself hours after warning he would do so if four inmates seen to be political prisoners were not freed.
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