He was his family’s only son and had dropped out of middle school. He was a kind person. Like many other adolescents, he had a special interest in soccer, but family and social difficulties meant he was not afforded the chance to develop his skills.
INTERRUPTED LIVES: Portraits of Student Repression in Iran
"Interrupted Lives" is a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Iranian students who have been punished for expressing their beliefs. Thousands have been victims of politically motivated arrests or executions during the past three decades.
This timeline examines four decades of persecution of lawyers in Iran. It is the first phase of a project that seeks to provide an understanding about the root causes for systematic persecution of human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and others who have called for reform.