Death of Ghazaleh Chalabi
Ghazaleh Chalabi (Persian: غزاله چلابی; born 1989 – September 21, 2022) was an Iranian mountaineer and athlete who was shot in the head and killed by the government of Iran during the Mahsa Amini protests in Amol.[1][2]
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| Native name | غزاله چلابی |
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| Location | Amol, Mazandaran, Iran |
| Cause | Headshot by government of Iran's agents |
Background
Ghazaleh Chalabi was born in 1989 in Amol. She studied banking management and was an accountant for a private company.[3]
Death
While Ghazaleh was filming the Iranian people protest against the government of Iran on September 21, 2022, she was shot in the head and killed by a direct sniper rifle shot by an officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. While Ghazaleh was filming, She had recorded the moment she was hit by the sniper bullet. This video was widely spreaded on the Internet, social media, and news agencies.[3]
Preventing from donating her organs
Before her death, Ghazaleh had filled out the organ donation application twice and wanted her organs to be donated in case of brain death. Chalabi's family announced that they will donate her body parts, but the government of Iran did not allow her family to do so, and according to Ghazaleh's aunt, the security officers said, "This will make Ghazaleh a legend."[3][4]
References
- Maryam Foumani and Patrick Wintour (2 November 2022). "Parents of Iranian woman killed during protests 'harassed by security forces'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- Arab News (2 November 2022). "Family of Iranian woman shot dead in protest threatened by authorities". Arabnews. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- Maryam Foumani (5 November 2022). "غزاله چلابی، زنی که میخواست شجاعتش را تکثیر کند". Aasoo. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- Manoto (10 November 2022). "مأموران از اهدا اعضای غزال جلوگیری کردند". ManotoTV. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
