# After Iran killed her teenage daughter, she is taking on the regime

https://mins.news/en/item/124999

- BBC News, 2026-11-02 06:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3qjn8117kwjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Samira says her 16-year-old daughter, Sevda, was shot dead by Iranian security forces on 9 January as they joined protests outside Tehran. She says authorities obstructed her search for Sevda’s body. Samira fled Iran on foot and is now in hiding abroad, seeking accountability and naming officials and security personnel she believes were responsible.

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