Suicide of an Iranian in Lyon: a march to pay tribute to Mohammad Moradi
In a video, he announced that he wanted committing suicide to draw attention to one’s countryshaken by demonstrations against the mullahs’ regime for more than three months. Mohammad Moradi took action: late Monday afternoon, this 38-year-old history student threw himself into the icy waters of the Rhône. A gesture of despair that overwhelmed his entourage andt which may only match the many photos he posted on Instagram. Those of a life made up of discoveries, literature and art.
This Sunday, a demonstration in his memory is organized at the call of the collective “Woman Life Freedom”. Meeting is given at 2 p.m. on the Place des Terreaux, in Lyon, before a march towards Place Bellecour. The rally ends at 5 p.m. About 1,000 people are expected for this tribute, specifies BFM-TV. Iranians from Toulouse, Grenoble or even Paris must join the procession.
VIDEO. “His heart was beating for Iran, he could no longer support this regime”
The announcement of the disappearance of Mohammad Moradi caused a stir in Lyon, where he resided, but also in Kermanshah, in his hometown. In shock, the Iranians of Lyon have multiplied the tributes since his suicide. On Tuesday, several dozen people gathered near the scene of the tragedy to place candles, photos of the deceased and bouquets of flowers, but also to echo his demands.
This Sunday’s march will also commemorate the plane crash dependent on kyiv in Tehran. On January 8, 2020, a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after its takeoff from the Iranian capital. The 176 people who boarded this flight to kyiv perished in this tragedy.
On January 3, the Supreme Court of Iran upheld the death sentences of two demonstrators, Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini. Paris on Saturday denounced “revolting” executions, after their death.