Nasrin aimed to become a philosophy professor and establish a research center focused on feminist philosophy and Kurdish women's intellectual history.
Nasrin Ghaderi was a 35-year-old Kurdish philosophy PhD student and mother who died on November 5, 2022, after being severely beaten in custody. She was arrested during protests in Marivan and subjected to brutal torture. Her body showed signs of extensive trauma when returned to her family. As a philosophy student, she had written extensively about freedom, human dignity, and women's rights in her academic work. The authorities forced her family to bury her quickly and without ceremony.
Philosophy taught me that freedom is the essence of human existence
Nasrin's death as an academic and mother demonstrated the regime's fear of educated women. Her philosophical writings on freedom, shared after her death, became intellectual ammunition for the movement, with students quoting her work at protests.
A 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death in police custody after being arrested for "improper hijab" sparked the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution that shook the foundations of the Islamic Republic.
“I just want to go home”
A 16-year-old girl who disappeared during protests. Her last message was a video singing about freedom. Security forces killed her and hid her body, then forced her family to lie about her death.
“I will stay and fight for freedom”
A 16-year-old YouTuber who loved making videos and bringing joy to others. She was beaten to death by security forces during protests in Karaj. The regime forced her family to say she committed suicide.
“Life is beautiful when you are free”
Their Path Continues
The memory of our eternal names lives in our hearts and will continue until Iran is free
Woman, Life, Freedom