User:Perisan Culture/Khodanour Lajaei

Khodanour Lajaei (died Oct. 2, 2022) was a resident of Zahedan, Iran, who died during the 2022 Iranian protests, and a day after "Zahedan's Bloody Friday." He was shot by the Iranian government forces.

Personal Life
Khodanour was balouch, and a sunni by religion. He was a resident of Shirabad, Zahedan, and did not have an ID. He was an Instagram influencer.

Arrest
Khodanour was arrested two months before his death during the 2022 protests. A photo of him as he was handcuffed and tied to a Islamic Republic flagpole went viral on Iranian social media, and inspired several artworks. In his memory, a statue was built by the "politics street" in the 7th district of Tehran. Prior to that on Oct. 22nd, Iranian protestors at McGill handcuffed themselves to a flagpole in his memory.

Death
On Oct. 1, 2022, Khodanour was hit by a bullet and was taken to the Tamin-e-Ejtemaei hospital in Zahedan, where he was denied treatment. He died the next day on Oct. 2, 2022.

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