The funeral procession for Mohammad-Mehdi Abaei and Alireza Karbasi, two young men killed by gunfire from Basij forces (a paramilitary wing under the IRGC), was held on Thursday, July 3. Attendees turned the ceremony into a protest against Iran’s regime policies, chanting “Death to the oppressor” and demanding the prosecution of those responsible for their deaths.
During the burial of the two young men killed by security forces in Hamedan, participants chanted “I will kill those who killed my brother.”
A group of attendees also chanted: “Our enemy is right here; they lie when they say it’s America.”
Another video shows attendees at the funeral of the two young men in Hamedan continuing their protest with the chant: “Iranians will die but will not accept humiliation.”
Earlier, following reports of the two young men being killed by regime forces in Hamedan, the state-run Fars News Agency, affiliated with the IRGC, confirmed the incident and wrote that it resulted from “security operation forces” shooting at a vehicle carrying three occupants.
Fars reported that regime agents, suspecting a vehicle due to drone activity in the Tarik Darreh area, initially fired warning shots, gave a “halt” order, and then opened fire on the vehicle, resulting in the deaths of two occupants and injury of the third.
The head of the Armed Forces Judicial Organization in Hamedan Province stated that a case has been filed in judicial authorities and field investigations are underway.
The two young men had gone to the outskirts of Hamedan for a nature outing.
In 2024, indiscriminate shootings by military forces across different parts of the country killed at least 163 civilians and injured 321 others.
Following the ceasefire in the 12-day war between Iran’s regime and Israel, security forces have set up checkpoints, holding vehicles for hours and conducting thorough inspections. Reviewing mobile phone contents, creating long queues, deploying machine guns, and even building barricades are part of the heightened security atmosphere now in place.
Some reports indicate that at the entry and exit points of various cities, all passing vehicles are stopped and searched.
