Amid the continued anti-hijab protests in Iran, movie star chef Mehrshad Shahidi, who turned into additionally called Iran’s Jamie Oliver, turned into allegedly overwhelmed to loss of life through the nation’s Revolutionary Guard forces, the day earlier than his twentieth birthday. His “ruthless” killing precipitated an outpouring of grief in Iran, wherein hundreds of human beings reportedly took to the streets on Saturday in the course of the funeral held for Mr Shahidi.
According to The Telegraph, the 19-year-antique turned into arrested in the course of a protest and overwhelmed to loss of life with batons whilst withinside the custody of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in Arak metropolis. He turned into killed after receiving blows to his cranium, however, Mr Shahidi’s own circle of relatives said that they had been compelled to mention their son died of a coronary heart attack.
The Iranian government, on the opposite hand, denied obligation for the chef’s loss of life. As in line with 7News, Iran’s Chief Justice Abdolmehdi Mousavi even stated that there had been “no signs” of fractures in his arms, legs or cranium or any mind injury. However, on social media, numerous customers blamed the Iranian government for his loss of life. Iranian American writer Dr Nina Ansary wrote, “He (Mehrshad Shahidi) turned into a skilled younger chef at Boote Restaurant. He turned into ruthlessly killed through safety forces in Iran. Tomorrow could were his twentieth birthday. We will in no way forget. We will in no way forgive.”
Another user, who claimed to be Mr Shahidi’s cousin, stated, “For #MehrshadShahidi , my harmless 19-year-antique cousin, who turned into killed the day prior to this in Iran. After work, on his manner returned to home, he turned into attacked through tear gas, felt off his motorcycle, and kidnapped …, later on, they referred to as his own circle of relatives to return back and obtain his lifeless body.
A 1/3 commented, “Another vivid mild taken from us. From the metropolis of my Grandfather’s birth. What does it say approximately authorities inclined to homicide it is youngest and brightest citizens”. Meanwhile, masses of human beings were reportedly killed through Iranian safety forces in the course of the protests which started out following the loss of life of 22-year-antique Mahsa Amini, who died whilst withinside the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for now no longer carrying her hijab properly. However, Iranian government have sought to painting the protest motion as a plot hatched through its arch-enemy the United States.