Sohrab Aarabi

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

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

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Family and background

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

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