The man, 38 years old as he presents himself in his video published on social networks, could not be revived despite the intervention of the firefighters, who brought him back to the bank.
mo12345lemonde with AFP
“When you watch this video, I will be dead.” An Iranian committed suicide on Monday, December 26, throwing himself into the Rhône in Lyon in order, he says in a posthumous video, to attract the attention On the situation of his country shaken by demonstrations. The Iranian was found drowned on Monday at the end of the day, said the police, confirming information from the local newspaper Progress .
The man, 38 years old as he presents himself in his video published on several social networks, including Instagram, could not be resuscitated despite the intervention of the firefighters, who brought him back to the bank, Have we learned from the same source.
calls for a gathering in the city center
In his video, the man, who specifies living in Lyon since 2019, says in a calm voice:
“The police attack people [in Iran], we have lost many sons and girls, adolescents, even children, so we have to do something. I decide to commit suicide in the Rhône river, it is Like a challenge to show that we, Iranian people, we are very, very tired of this situation. We decide to change our country. “
“When you watch this video, I will be dead,” he continues, before calling to support the Iranian people in their fight against “police and an extremely violent government”.
Calls to a rally in downtown Lyon, to pay tribute to it, were launched on the networks for 17 hours this Tuesday.
Iran has known for two months an unprecedented wave of protest since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. She was born out of demands on women’s rights after the death of Mahsa Amini, arrested for having misunderstood the Islamic veil, which have changed to power.