Iman Valad Beigi

<p>Iman Valadbeigi was a mechanical engineer living in Tehran. He disappeared during the national uprising in 2022 after the football match between the US and Iran. His family's efforts to find him have failed.</p>

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='49225'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/masoudkazemi81/status/1634994302635114496?s=20'> Reporter Masoud Kazemi Tweeted that Iman Valadbeigi left his home after the loss of the Iranian soccer team against the US and never returned. This occurred during the national uprising in 2022. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49228'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3ZRMAZP'> In an interview with Etemad Online, Iman Valad Beigi's father, Mojtaba Valad Beigi said his son participated in the protests. He said in the past 100 days he has visited courthouses, morgues, prisons, and jails but found no sign of his son. He added: "The court employees told me many were lost like Iman for a month or two and sometimes a few months, but were suddenly found. They said there are also many examples like my son, and the number of people going missing in the Autumn (the start of the uprising) is very high. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52659'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202307115984'> His father, Mojtaba Valadbeigi, told Iran International that even though more than seven months have passed since his son's disappearance, there is no information about his condition or whereabouts. Iman Valadbeigi has been missing since December and since then, none of the government and judicial institutions have taken responsibility for his situation. He further added that his son was constantly present in the 2022 uprising of Women, Life, Freedom, and therefore blames the government for his son's disappearance. Iman Valad Beigi is not the only protester who went missing during the people's uprising against the Islamic Republic. Other citizens have also disappeared during the protests, some of whom died as a result of torture. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53319'> <reference source='https://shorturl.at/djsvH'> His father, Mojtaba Valad Beighi, told IranWire that his son, like other young protestors, participated peacefully in the protests in Tehran, but he suddenly disappeared, and despite 229 days of continuous tracking, no trace of him has been found. He says that despite referring to all the legal authorities in Tehran, such as Evin Prosecutor's Office, District 27 Prosecutor's Office, all Tehran prisons, the Intelligence Ministry, Central Forensic Morgue, Emergency Center, Intelligence and Information Department of the IRGC, he has not received any news about his son. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55911'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/yky4k4yb'> IranWire wrote that after attending the spontaneous celebration of the people because of the elimination of the national football team, he called his family and said that he was on his way home, but after that, he did not contact the family anymore, and not until now. His family's pursuits have come to an end. This source told IranWire: > His family has been following up on their son's situation since a year ago, but the only answer they got was threats. They have been told that if you continue your follow ups, the same will happen to other members of your family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>