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Iran’s voice of protest falls silent
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights pays tribute to Iranian singer and symbol of liberation, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who died last week
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IRAN’S most famous singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a voice celebrated across all generations in the country, died on Thursday October 8 after a long struggle against cancer that had prevented him from performing during the latter years of his life.
Thousands of Iranians gathered outside Jam hospital in Tehran where the 80-year-old maestro had been undergoing treatment.
The crowds began to spontaneously sing his signature anthem of the struggle for freedom and against tyranny, Morghe Sahar (“Bird of Dawning”).
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