Atefeh Naami | |
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| Born | 7 August 1985 |
| Died | 21 November 2022 (aged 37) Karaj, Iran |
| Burial place | Ahvaz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | Killed in the 2022 Iranian protests |
Atefeh Naami (Persian: عاطفه نعامی) was a 37-year-old Iranian woman who disappeared in Karaj on 21 November 2022 during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her family was informed of her death five days later.[1] She had died under suspicious circumstances suspected to involve violence by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2][3] Finally, on 28 November 2022, she was secretly buried in Behesht Abaad cemetery in Ahvaz by the security officers of the Islamic Republic.[4]
Iranian Human Rights Center quoted Naami's family and wrote: "Despite the fact that the effects of injuries were evident on Atefeh's lifeless body, the security institutions of the Islamic Republic issued an order to bury her immediately."[2] Mohammad Amin Naami, the brother of Atefeh Naami, has stated in an interview with several media that on Monday, 28 November, his sister's body was buried by deceiving the family members and in silence. He added: "Atefeh's lifeless body was secretly buried by the security officers on the morning of Monday, 28 November 2022, while the family was told that the funeral would be at noon."[5] The injured body of Atefeh Naami was put under a blanket by the government agents by staging a suicide and putting a water heater gas hose in her mouth and left her on the balcony of her apartment located in Azimiyeh, Karaj. Naami's family has definitely denied her suicide.[6][7]
- ^ Rezaei, Roghayeh. "خانواده عاطفه نعامی: او خودکشی نکرده، معترض بود، به قتل رسیدهاست". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Atefeh Naami's body was found in her house after she disappeared". Al Arabia Farsi. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "The agents put the body of the detained woman in her house after she died due to torture with a suicide scene". Iran International. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Holding the 40th protestors killed amid anti-government slogans in Tehran and seven other cities". Radio Farda. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Women killed during nationwide uprising in Iran". Iran Global. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Rezaei, Roghayeh (8 November 2022). "Atefeh Naami's family: She did not commit suicide, she was a protester, she was murdered". IranWire. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Investigative report: at least 15 protesters have been killed in custody; Pressure and "torture" to get a confession..." Voa Farsi. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.