Atefeh Naami

Atefeh Naami was from Ahvaz and lived in Karaj. Ms. Naami disappeared at the same time as the nationwide uprising of 2022 and her body was discovered in her house a few days later. Her family said that the government tried to "stage" the cause of her death as suicide, but the evidence, including signs of torture, proves that she was "murdered".

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='48608'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3SSS4k2'> Atefeh Naami disappeared and lost contact with her family. According to IranWire's interview with her brother, Mohammad Amin Naami, at first, the family thought that this lack of communication might be due to the interruption of the internet and disruption of the mobile phone network, that is why they decided to wait for a while. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48614'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3yjRRgm'> Atefeh Noami's dead body was discovered in her private home. According to IranWire's report, Ms. Naami's sister noticed that her sister's account went online several times after a few days, but she did not receive any messages from her. This caused more concern for the family. As a result, she asked her children and relatives to visit Atefeh's house. As soon as they get to the door of the apartment, they notice a note on a paper that warns that there is a risk of gas leakage and to act with caution. According to Mohammad Amin Naami's account to Iranwire, the niece and their relatives who entered the house discovered Atefeh's body in a condition where it was left on the terrace and a blanket was drawn over the body. Mr. Noami further adds that the gas hose was near his sister's mouth and a carpet was spread under the body. In an interview with the Iran Human Rights Campaign, Mr. Naami emphasized that the blanket they threw over Atefe did not belong to his sister's house, and the agents immediately destroyed the blanket. Mr. Naami stated in this interview that the evidence shows that his sister was killed and the body was carried home on a blanket. According to him, the signs of torture were evident on Ms. Noami's body, and this is proof that the cause of death was not suicide, but rather murder. According to this report, after arriving at the place where the body was discovered, the officer of the Homicide Department said that the scene was "staged for suicide". In a part of his interview, Mr. Naami explained his sister's background and activities in the 2022 uprising: > Atfeh was an active participant in the protests. She was identified as one of the leaders of the protests in Karaj. She had received threatening calls and messages to the point where she installed a CCTV camera inside her house for security and used another phone line to contact us. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48619'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3yjRRgm'> Atefeh Naami's body was buried in Beheshtabad, Ahvaz, along with security measures. According to his brother, the burial was carried out while only a few relatives were allowed to attend. Also, the security forces buried her body three hours ahead of time. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48627'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Sonofthebeach33/status/1608469549023727618?s=20'> The 40th-day ceremony (religious mourning tradition) of Atefeh Naami was held in Beheshtabad cemetery in Ahvaz. Attending Ms. Noami's ceremony, the people also expressed their disgust towards the government by chanting slogans: > I will kill whoever killed my sister", and "This broken flower is a gift to the motherland . </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>