Nechirvan Maroufi, a citizen who protested against the murder of Zhina Amini, is hospitalized in Tabriz hospital

13:52 - 19 September 2022

Nechirvan Maroufi, 18, the son of Khaled from "Tarjan", Saqez, who was injured during the protests against the murder of Zhina Amini in front of the Saqez Governorate, was taken to a hospital in Tabriz for medical treatment.

 According to an informed source, this citizen was seriously injured due to the bullet hit in the eye area and was operated on in one of the Tabriz hospitals today, Sunday, September 18th. 

 This informed source added: Nechirvan is soldier and he was recently on leave.

 On Saturday, September 17th, the gathering of citizens protesting to murder of Zhina Amini in front of the Saqez Governorate turned into violent following the intervention of anti-riot and security forces.

 Nearly dozens of protesters were injured due to the shooting of bullets and the people asked the doctors and nurses to treat the protesters in their homes.

 The protesters refuse to go to medical centers for medical treatment due to the fear of being arrested by the security forces.

 On Friday, September 16th, 22-year-old Zhina (Mehsa) Amini from Saqez, who was in a coma as a result of a severe beating by the Morality Police, died in Kasra Hospital in Tehran, and on Saturday, September 17th,  His body was buried in the Aichi cemetery in Saqez with the large presence of people.