Lyon: The drowning of an Iranian man in the city of Lyon in the country's southeast on Tuesday was being investigated as a suicide by French authorities after he posted on social media to call attention to Iran's crackdown on protests. Wanted to do this to attract.
According to AFP, a police source who asked to remain anonymous said 38-year-old Mohamed Moradi was discovered late on Monday in the Rhone River, which runs through the heart of Lyon.
Emergency personnel tried to revive him on the riverbank but were unsuccessful, the source continued.
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To draw attention to the crackdown on protesters in Iran following the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest in Tehran for allegedly breaking the country's strict dress code for women, Moradi posted a video on Instagram. in which he claimed he was about this. to drown himself.
"When you watch this video, I will be dead," Moradi said in halting but understandable French.
Lyon's public defenders announced that they had launched an investigation "to verify the theory of suicide, in particular given the messages by the person concerned announcing his intention on social networks" to commit suicide.
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The incident has shocked the city and a small rally was held on the banks of the Rhone river on Tuesday to remember Moradi. At the riverside railing, mourners reportedly placed candles and wreaths.
Muhammad Moradi committed suicide in order to preach the revolution in Iran. Timothy Amini, from the neighboring Iranian community, said, "The Western media does not represent our voices.
According to several members of the Iranian community, Moradi was an undergraduate in history who worked as a restaurant employee. The couple spent three years living in Lyon.
He could no longer stand the rule; His heart was beating for Iran, Amini said. Iran has been engulfed in unrest for more than three months.
According to the Oslo-based organization Iran Human Rights (IHR), 476 protesters have been killed in the crackdown, and at least 100 Iranians are at risk of execution for their involvement in the demonstrations. Two youths have already died.
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"Police are attacking people, we have lost many sons and daughters, we have to do something," Moradi said in the video. "I made the decision to end my life in the Rhone River. To demonstrate that the Iranian people are extremely fed up with the current conditions is a challenge," he continued.