00:00That's
00:05Diana Bahadoury, a 19-year-old Iranian biker who was allegedly shot dead by security
00:09for a while.
00:10The
00:11U.S.
00:12forces on January 9, 2026 during anti-Khamini protests in Gorgon, Northern
00:15Australia.
00:15Diana was an influencer known as Baby Rider and had 144,000 followers.
00:20She posted cinematic Yamaha R1 stunt videos openly defying Iran's
00:25unofficial ban on women riding motorcycles and became a symbol of youth rebellion against
00:30China.
00:30In the nights leading up to January 9, Diana reports
00:35reportedly joined widespread anti-government protests across the country.
00:38According to Iran Wire, an
00:40independent London-based news outlet founded by exiled Iranian journalists, Diana was shot
00:45twice.
00:45in the chest and head during a midnight crackdown in Gorgon, where security forces
00:50allegedly used machine guns and heavy weapons against protestors.
00:53Her family searched for her
00:55two days before her body was returned on January 11, 2026, local media reports.
01:00Soon after, a statement appeared on her Instagram account, claiming that she had died in a road
01:05accident.
01:05But activists and independent reports allege her family was pressured to deny state
01:10responsibility and that her burial was carried out in secret.
01:13An exiled Iranian activist said that
01:15Diana's only crime was being born under an Islamist dictatorship.
01:20An exiled Iranian activist said that
01:23Diana's only crime was not an enemy at all.
01:24Diana's only crime was not an enemy at all, but
01:26ly could be a crime in the world in the stands.
01:28This country's the community, who is not an enemy when we were
01:45as a judge.
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