this was nine year old kian pirfalak. his mum says he dreamt of becoming an inventor one day. she shared this video of him showing off his latest creation. he says, i built this and i want to test it out for the very first time. but kian is now one of the dozens of children killed amidst protests in iran. he was shot in the chest in the city of izeh. he died on the scene. his father was shot three times in the back. state media are blaming killen s death on gunmen riding motorbikes. they re calling it a terrorist attack. but at kian s funeral, his mother was defiant. she says security forces killed her son. hear it from me, she says, this is what happened at the shooting, they are lying when they say it was terrorists.
a terrorist attack. but at kian s funeral, his mother was defiant. she says security forces killed her son. hear it from me, she says, this is what happened at the shooting, they are lying when they say it was terrorists. since then, bbc persian has seen state tv air what appears to be a forced confession from her. kian s story is not unique. 14 year old sepehr maghsoodi s family say he was also shot dead by security forces. iran is in the midst of a deadly crackdown. but despite that, waves of protesters have continued to march across the country. they ve been using funerals as well as anniversaries to encourage more turnout. this week, they honoured those killed in the last bloody clampdown three years ago. this time, iranians are challenging the entire system as a whole.