WHO I AM

I am an Iranian activist, a survivor of state violence, and a voice shaped by lived experience — not ideology. My work is rooted in truth, documentation, and the human impact of injustice.

My Story

In October 2022, during the protests, a security officer fired a paintball gun at my face from close range. That shot blinded my left eye permanently.

I survived — but my life changed forever. Since that day, I have committed myself to exposing what I witnessed: the violence, the lies, and the silence that follows every victim.

A Lifetime of Resistance

I didn’t become an activist because of one moment — it started long before 2022. Since the age of sixteen, I’ve opposed the dictatorship in Iran in every way I could.

I participated in the street protests of 2009, 2017, 2019, and 2022, each time standing alongside people who wanted nothing but dignity and freedom.

For all these years, even when the streets were silent, I stayed active online — documenting, speaking out, and refusing to let the truth disappear. This path wasn’t a choice. It was the only thing my conscience allowed me to do.

Saman Pouryaghma at the Geneva Human Rights Summit

Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

Why I Speak Out

I don’t claim to be a leader, a hero, or a symbol. I am simply someone who saw too much to stay silent.

My goal is to document, analyze, and tell the truth — so that what happened to me, and thousands of others, is not forgotten. This is not a political role. It is a responsibility born from pain.

Saman Pouryaghma — digital growth strategist

What I Do

📄 Documentation

Recording and preserving evidence of state violence and systemic corruption.

✊ Human Rights Awareness

Highlighting the real human cost of inequality, suppression, and injustice.

🔍 Political Analysis

Breaking down events with logic, clarity, and neutrality — free of ideology.

📖 Storytelling

Turning lived trauma into honest narrative that builds understanding across borders.

I'm here to tell the truth — wherever it leads.

If my work helps one person understand what is happening in Iran, then it has meaning.