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Mona Naghib (Persian: مونا نقیب – Monā Naghib; 2014 – 23 October 2022) was an 8-year old Iranian girl who was fatally shot in the upper chest in the city of Saravan in the Iranian Balochistan, close to the international border of Pakistan.

Circumstances of her death

On 23 October 2022, Mona Naghib was walking to her elementary school with her sister Maryam, close to the ongoing national protests against the government of Iran that had been sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی). Mona she was shot, released her sister's hand, and fell on the ground. When her sister asked Mona why she fell down, Mona stated that "a bullet stroke me". Then her sister called their father and tried to carry Mona over her shoulder to a health center, but Mona died in the meantime.

The government-appointed head of the Saravan county has mentioned that Mona's death has no connection to the Iranian police and undercover forces, and is probable to be connected to drug dealing gangs. In the meantime, the official from Iran's intelligence ministry have summoned her father, Morad Naghib, and have threatened him to stay silent and do not talk about her daughter's death.

See also


 * Killing of Mahsa Amini
 * Women, Life, Freedom