Omid Memorial
The men and women whose stories you can read on this page are now all citizens of a silent city named Omid ("hope" in Persian). There, victims of persecution have found a common life whose substance is memory.
Omid's citizens were of varying social origins, nationalities, and religions; they held diverse, and often opposing, opinions and ideologies. Despite the differences in their personality, spirit, and moral fiber, they are all united in Omid by their natural rights and their humanity. What makes them fellow citizens is the fact that one day each of them was unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of his or her life. At that moment, while the world watched the unspeakable happen, an individual destiny was shattered, a family was destroyed, and an indescribable suffering was inflicted.
Jamshid Siyavushi…
Mr. Siavoshi was a trustworthy, pious, and charitable man. His life had been threatened and his property had been looted for promoting the Baha’i religion, and he had therefore been forced to leave his place of residence on numerous occasions and rebuild his life elsewhere.
Amir Javadifar…
It took friends to involve him in anything to do with politics. Rather, he acted and studied, wrote songs, followed his own way.
Azematollah Fahandej…
Son of Zia’ollah and Tabandeh, the once-young military student would earn a Pahlavi-era Order of Military Merit and a position as an air force officer’s assistant.