Pegah Ghavasieh, a 19-year-old woman from the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, was known for her kind nature and her deep-rooted desire for freedom.
Born and raised in Shiraz, a city rich in Persian history and culture, Pegah dreamed of a life free from oppression. Tragically, her young life was cut short in the nationwide protests that swept across Iran in 2022, sparked by demands for justice and civil rights.
On November 5, 2022, Pegah joined a peaceful protest in Shiraz, as people gathered to stand against years of injustice. During the demonstration, she encountered brutal suppression by the security forces, who attacked protesters to stifle their calls for change. Pegah Ghavasieh was subjected to a savage assault, with multiple blows to her head and neck by batons wielded by security forces. These fatal injuries ended her life, marking her as yet another young soul lost in Iran’s struggle for freedom.
Following her death, authorities refused to release her body to her family, taking it as leverage to exert pressure on her grieving relatives. Her family, heartbroken and devastated, found themselves under relentless scrutiny and intimidation by the security forces, who sought to silence any public mourning or expression of dissent.
