Omid Memorial
The men and women whose stories you can read on this page are now all citizens of a silent city named Omid ("hope" in Persian). There, victims of persecution have found a common life whose substance is memory.
Omid's citizens were of varying social origins, nationalities, and religions; they held diverse, and often opposing, opinions and ideologies. Despite the differences in their personality, spirit, and moral fiber, they are all united in Omid by their natural rights and their humanity. What makes them fellow citizens is the fact that one day each of them was unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of his or her life. At that moment, while the world watched the unspeakable happen, an individual destiny was shattered, a family was destroyed, and an indescribable suffering was inflicted.
Jorge Antunez…
At 18, Jorge worked days running deliveries for a Buenos Aires bar and took night classes to complete 7th grade. One delivery destination he liked was AMIA, the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association.
Mona Mahmudnejad…
Mona Mahmudnizhad was in high school and lived with her family. She was a member of the Education Committee of Shiraz Baha’is.
Sadeq Shahsavaripur…
did not cooperate with the judicial authorities during his trial, and never confessed the names of the owners of the drugs hidden in his trailer.