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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
Mohammad Reza Shajarian was banned from performing and recording in Iran
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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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