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This is Fatemeh Soltani, a 32-year-old woman from Esfarayen, Iran. She was the devoted mother of a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Gissou, and a nine-month-old baby boy, Rastin.
Like millions of Iranians she had grown exhausted by the Islamic regime's corruption, repression, and tyranny. On January 8, 2026 she posted a message on social media: "Tonight I am going out for my children, because they deserve to have a good life", before joining anti-government protests. Hours later, for daring to demand freedom and a future for her children, regime forces shot her dead in the street.
Days later, her young daughter Gissou was watching a video reel featuring photos of protesters who had been killed. She suddenly froze when she recognized her own mother among the faces. Watch her heartbreaking reaction below as the reality of what happened hits her.
At just six years old, Gissou then stood before mourners at a ceremony for her mother and told them not to cry for Fatemeh, but to applaud for her. In the face of unbearable loss, this child showed the same courage that drove Fatemeh into the streets; a courage the Islamic Republic can never kill. Fatemeh Soltani's name will never be forgotten.

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