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Iran’s police say Omid Sarlak, 22, shot himself, but fellow activists suspect he may have been killed for his views

The death of a young Iranian man who had filmed himself burning a photograph of the country’s supreme leader has sparked a war of words between state media and activists over how he died.

Government-sanctioned news websites reported that Omid Sarlak, who was in his 20s, had been found in his car on Saturday in western Iran with a gunshot wound to his head and traces of gunpowder on his hands. Iranian police said Sarlak had “died by suicide”.

But anti-government media and activists say the timing of the death, so soon after he made a public outcry against the government, raises suspicions about whether he was killed for his views.

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[–] chillhelm@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. The Iranian government is genuinely terrible. It's not an enemy if my enemy situation. It's more like everyone is shit here type of deal.
  2. The Iranian government executes people both through the death penalty handed down by courts as well as extra judicially (see eg Mahsa Jina Amini). This is especially true for political activists.
  3. Not everything is about Israel.
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago

Ok, I can accept that. But every report directly from Hamas is true, though.