Sohrab Aarabi

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Sohrab Aarabi
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Student
Known for	Death in 2009 Iranian election protests

Sohrab Aarabi (also spelled Arabi ) (Persian: سهراب اعرابی, Sohrāb A'rābī‎) was a 19-year-old Iranian pro-democracy student whose death became a symbol of protests during 2009 post election unrests in Iran.^[1]^[2]

Family and background

Sohrab was raised in a middle class Iranian family. His mother, Parvin Fahimi, became an active member of Mothers for Peace following his death.^[2]

Arrest and killing

Sohrab disappeared on June 15 during the 2009 presidential election protests. The case got significant media attention. Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi promised that he would release Mr Aarabi. After nearly a month of searching by friends and relatives, it turned out that Sohrab was killed with "a gunshot wound to the heart". Other sources mentioned two bullet wounds – one in the head and one under the heart.^[3] The Iranian Judiciary handed the body to the family of the victim.

The exact circumstances in which Aarabi was killed are still uncertain. According to one scenario, he died in prison. Others claim he may have been shot in the streets and died later in a hospital or police camp.^[4] During his funeral, his mother screamed out loud that he was stabbed in the heart.

Funeral and aftermath

Sohrab Aarabi's death was grieved nationwide and influenced the protests similar to the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan. Crowds chanted in defiance of the police as they gathered for the funeral.^[5]

On 14 July, former prime minister Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard visited Sohrab's family and paid tribute to him.^[6] Following Mousavi's visit, Mehdi Karroubi, the Chairman of National Confidence Party and a presidential hopeful in 2009 election, also met Sohrab's family and showed solidarity with his relatives.^[7]

Sohrab Aarabi's death generated fear among several dozen families camping outside Evin prison, trying to learn the fate of loved ones who vanished in post-election turmoil.^[8] The spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said there could be "dozens, or even hundreds" of missing people like Aarabi. "They are people who simply went off the radar screen.… There's no confirmation if they are in prison or dead."^[9]

References

↑ "Sohrab Aarabi a IRANIAN Pro Democracy student Killed in demonstration (video)". VideoNewsLive. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Lutz, Meris; Daragahi, Borzou (14 July 2009). "Slain Iranian teenager becomes symbol of protests". Los Angeles Times.
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↑ Assaf, Simon (18 July 2009). "Iranian movement defies state repression". Socialist Worker online. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ Ali Akbar Dareini (15 July 2009). "Mousavi: Protester's blood will not go in vain". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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↑ "Iran: After Witholding Information, Authorities say Youth Demonstrator Died of Gunshot Wounds". International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ Keath, Lee (15 July 2009). "Missing Iranians go "off the radar"". Associated Press.

External links

Young Election Protester Buried in Tehran (New York Times, 2009)
Slain Iranian teenager becomes symbol of protests (Los Angeles Times, 2009)
Man's family learns of his death one month after Iran protests (CNN)
In month's turmoil, Iran death toll still unknown (The Associated Press, 2009)
IRAN: Tale of Sohrab Arabi Raises Fears About the Missing (IPS, 2009)
Video of Mirhossein Moosavi, visiting Sohrab Aarabi's family

v t e Iranian Green Movement

Events	2009–10 Iranian election protests Timeline 2009 Iran poll protests trial 2009 Iranian university dormitory raids Death of Neda Agha-Soltan Death of Sohrab Aarabi Death of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani The Green Scroll Campaign Death of Ayatollah Montazeri 2009 Ashura protests Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi Death of Mohsen Rouholamini 2011–12 Iranian protests Death of Sane Jaleh Death of Mohammad Mokhtari Death of Haleh Sahabi Death of Hoda Saber

Leaders	Mir-Hossein Mousavi Mehdi Karroubi Mohammad Khatami Zahra Rahnavard

Supporters	Hussein-Ali Montazeri Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Hadi Khamenei Mohsen Sazegara Mohammad Reza Khatami Mohsen Makhmalbaf Yousef Sane'i Mostafa Tajzadeh Jalal Al-Din Taheri Shirin Ebadi Ezatollah Sahabi Abdolali Bazargan Ata'ollah Mohajerani Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha Abdolkarim Soroush Ebrahim Nabavi Mohsen Kadivar Akbar Ganji Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani Faezeh Hashemi Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi Mousavi Ardebili Jafar Panahi Ebrahim Yazdi

Opponents	Ali Khamenei Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ahmad Khatami Mesbah Yazdi Ahmad Jannati Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel Ali Larijani Hossein Shariatmadari Sadeq Larijani

Organization	The Green Path of Hope

Supporter parties	Islamic Iran Participation Front National Trust Party Executives of Construction Party Association of Combatant Clerics Islamic Association of Women Nationalist-Religious movement Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization Office for Strengthening Unity Freedom Movement Islamic Labour Party

v t e Iranian presidential election, 2009 and subsequent events

Approved candidates	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mir-Hossein Mousavi (campaign) Mohsen Rezaee Mehdi Karroubi

Proceedings	Results Stance of Marjas International reaction

Protests	Timeline of the protests 2009-2010 protests 2011 protests Death of Neda Agha-Soltan Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi Death of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani University raids Sohrab Aarabi Post-election trial Ashura protest Execution of Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani Execution of Arash Rahmanipour

See also	Iranian Green Movement The Green Path of Hope The Green Scroll Campaign Iranian reform movement Kahrizak detention center

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