Iran protests: Mother of Nika Shakarami tells of anguish - BBC News

Nika Shakarami, 16, was allegedly beaten to death by security forces during protests.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated Topics2022 Iran protestsImage source, BBC Persian sourceImage caption, Nika Shakarami's mother says: "In my dreams I beg her to come and talk to me"The mother of a 16-year-old girl allegedly beaten to death by security forces during protests in Iran has spoken of her continuing heartache.

In an exclusive interview that appears in a BBC documentary, Nasrin Shakarami says she "cannot forget for a second" what happened to her daughter Nika.

Nasrin was speaking to actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who fled Iran in 2008.

Nasrin also rejects authorities' claims about the deaths of protestors: "We all know that they are lying."

Nika's was one of the most high-profile deaths during protests in late 2022.