Iran killed her teenage daughter - now she is facing up to the regime
Summary
Samira says Iranian security forces shot and killed her 16-year-old daughter, Sevda, during protests near Tehran on 9 January. Now living in hiding abroad after escaping Iran, she is seeking accountability and says authorities harassed her while she searched for her daughter's body.Key Facts
- Sevda was killed during demonstrations near Tehran on 9 January, according to the BBC report.
- Samira says she and Sevda were taking part in the protests when security forces shot her daughter.
- The protests began the previous month amid economic discontent and grew to include calls to end Iran's Islamic Republic.
- Samira says Sevda admired Mahsa Amini and Nika Shakarami, two young women whose deaths became associated with earlier protests in Iran.
- Samira says she escaped Iran on foot through mountainous terrain and now lives in hiding abroad.
- She is seeking to identify security personnel and officials she believes were responsible for the fatal shots.
- Iran's embassy in London said protests had been hijacked by foreign powers, including the United States, and accused them of promoting violence and compromising public security.
- The article says U.S. and Israeli air strikes later killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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