Three members of one family were shot dead by Iranian security forces and Basij militia on Sunday evening near Marivan in Iranian Kurdistan, according to Iranian opposition sources and Kurdish human rights groups. The victims included Mehdi Tawakoli, a well-known photographer and former political prisoner, his mother, and his sister. The regime reportedly pressured the family to present the killings as a traffic accident and conducted a secret medical examination.
According to Iranian opposition sources and Kurdish human rights organizations (HANA, Hengaw), three members of one family were shot dead by Iranian security forces and Basij militia on Sunday evening on a road between Marivan and Baneh in Iranian Kurdistan. The victims were identified as Mehdi Tawakoli, a prominent photographer, artist, and former political prisoner; his mother, Maryam Eslami; and his sister, Somayeh Tawakoli. The report states that after the killings, security forces pressured the extended family to remain silent and present the incident as a 'traffic accident,' and conducted a secret medical examination without registering the victims' identities. The killings add to a pattern of severe suppression by the Iranian regime against dissent in Kurdish regions, including the targeting of activists and their families. The Zioneer has previously reported on the regime's broader crackdown, including the execution of protest participants and the killing of civilians in other incidents across Iran.
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