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Mercedeh Shahinkar is 39. She was shot in the street in Iran as she stood next to her mother at a Woman Life Freedom protest last October. She was blinded in her right eye.
Zaniyar Tondro was 17 when he was fired at 11 times by Iran’s military. He can see nothing out of his right eye either. Their bullets are still in his brain.
Ali Delpasand is the father of nine-year-old Respina. When they were shot at in their car, the last sound he heard before falling unconscious were her screams.
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Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979.
Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.
The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Iran remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, the largest being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Mazandaranis and Lurs.
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