Fateme Asadi (Persian: فاطمه اسدی, romanized: Fāṭmh Asdī; 1960–1984) was an Iranian Kurdish woman who was, according to the Iranian media, tortured and killed by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI).[2][3] The PDKI denied responsibility and accused the Iranian government of fabricating the report.[4] The PDKI had detained her husband, prompting Asadi to travel to them to obtain his release.[5] She disappeared and her remains were found 37 years later in 2021,[6] identified by a DNA test, and buried in the Chehel Cheshmeh mountains in Divandarreh district.[7] She was labelled a martyr by Iranian media.[8][6]
Fateme Asadi | |
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| Born | 1960 |
| Died | 1984 (aged 24) |
| Known for | The first Iranian female victim whose missing body was located and recovered after the Iran–Iraq War |
| Children | |
Early life and death edit
Fateme Asadi was born in 1960 in Bagherabad, a village in Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, Iran.[3] Asadi's husband dug wells for the village of Hosseinabad in Sanandaj at the request of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[5] The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) accused him of being an IRGC spy. He was held on this pretext and transported by the militia to the Dowlatou prison. The militants asked for 200,000 tomans, which Fateme Asadi collected by selling her belongings.[9] The KDPI militants detained her while she was handing over the money, and they harassed and tortured her for a month before shooting her to death.[5]
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran rejected these claims and called them false.[4]
Fateme Asadi's remains were found on 7 November 2021 during explorations in the Chehel Cheshmeh mountains in Divandarreh.[6] DNA analysis was used to determine her identity, the first such use to identify victims of terror in Iran.[10]
Funeral edit
Asadi's funeral was held at the Imam Reza shrine on 11 November 2021 and at the Fatima Masumeh Shrine the next day.[11] Another funeral was held for her on 16 November 2021, with mourners processing from Azadi Square in Sanandaj to her resting place in Hajar Khatoon Mosque.[8]
Legacy edit
The Fateme Asadi Award celebrates rural women artists in the fields of performing arts, cinema, visual arts, decorative arts, hand-woven carpets, clothes and music. Rural women writers who have authored or translated books, stories and poetry can also apply for this award. Rural women who are media activists, leaders of rural non-governmental organizations, experts in rural management, sportswomen, or preachers and promoters of Quranic culture are among the other potential recipients of the award.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Words from a girl who reunited with her mother recently". ISNA (in Persian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "پایان ۳۷ سال انتظار" [The end of 37 years of awaiting] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b "چگونگی کشف پیکر اولین بانوی شهید تفحص شده در مستند «ماجرا»" [How Fateme Asadi's body was explored in "The Adventure" documentary]. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b "بەردەوامیی چەواشەکاری و شەڕە تەبلیغاتییەکانی ڕێژیم بە دژی حیزبی دێموکرات" [Continued misrepresentation and propaganda wars of the regime against the Democratic Party (PDKI)]. Kurdistanmedia. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "روایتی از لحظه اعلام خبر پیدا شدن پیکر شهید فاطمه اسدی به دخترش" [When the discovery news of Fateme Asadi's body was given to her daughter]. Tasnim (in Persian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "راخوان جایزه منطقه ای شهیده فاطمه اسدی در سنندج منتشر شد" [The announcement of Martyr Asadi award in Sanandaj]. Bushehr branch of Ministry of Culture and Islamic guidance. Retrieved 17 October 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Huj. Shahriari visits holy shrine of Imamzadeh Hajareh Khatoun, grave of Fatemeh Asadi in Sanandaj (photo)". Taghrib News Agency (TNA). 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b "مراسم تشییع شهیده فاطمه اسدی فردا در سنندج برگزار می‌شود" [The funeral of Martyr Fateme Asadi will be held tomorrow in Sanandaj]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "پیکر مطهر نخستین بانوی شهید مفقودالاثر پیدا شد" [The sacred body of the first missing lady martyr was found]. Farsnews. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Iran To Bury Terror Victim Fatemeh Asadi – Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "وداع با پیکر بانوی شهیده فاطمه اسدی در حرم بانوی کرامت" [Farewell with the body of Martyr Fateme Asadi at Hazrat Masoumeh shrine]. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.