Kian Pirfalak is believed to be the youngest victim of the bloody crackdown by Iran’s government during two months of nationwide protests.
The killing of Pirfalak has added further fuel to a public uprising that has raged since mid-September, following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, in the custody of Iran’s “morality police.” As news of Pirfalak’s death spread Thursday, a Farsi hashtag that translates to #child_killing_government began spreading across social media. Petitions were circulated online calling for nationwide protests on Friday.
Protesters attacked and torched the seminary in Izeh on Wednesday, according to state-linked media and online videos. “I told the kids to get under the seats,” she continued. “If I got shot myself it won’t matter. My little one was underneath the dashboard. I don’t know why [Kian] didn’t go. He was chubby. He didn’t go under the seat.”
The Washington Post could not independently confirm the family’s version of events, though it was corroborated by activists and
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