Birthday Ode to Youths Murdered by the Iranian Regime

Birthday Ode to Youths Murdered by the Iranian Regime

From Break Free Media by Karen Hunt aka KH Mezek

June 6, 2026 · 1 min

About this episode

Karen Hunt reflects on her 70th birthday by honoring the youths murdered by the Iranian regime, highlighting the contrast between their struggles and the privileges of American youth.

I’m not able to record this today, but I wanted to get it published as it is on my mind. What to say on my birthday. I’m blessed to turn 70 today. This morning, I was about to leave for a boxing class when I saw the above video. It cut so deeply into my heart, the minute I got back from the class, I sat down to write this. I thought, what better way to remember my birthday than by remembering the brave youths murdered by the Iranian regime. Meli Imani is the young woman in the video, singing the song Khodafez (Goodbye) in the streets during the January protests in occupied Iran. In the video, Imani sings while the sound of the “Morality Police” can be heard approaching. In Iran, it is illegal for women to sing in public. None of the young women killed by the regime would have been able to attend a boxing class as I did today. So many things we take for granted in the West. Unless you have lived under tyranny as I have done, you cannot comprehend it. I suppose that’s why this speaks so deeply to me, and I write so much about it. And so, our foolish, privileged American youth, who can’t survive without $4 bottled water and that’s just the beginning of all they are blessed with…

People in this episode

Host: Karen Hunt

Topics covered

  • human rights
  • Iran
  • youth activism
  • tyranny
  • cultural commentary
  • personal reflection

Keywords

  • Iranian regime
  • Meli Imani
  • youths murdered
  • tyranny
  • boxing class
  • January protests
  • Morality Police
  • cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iranian regime, Morality Police

Places: Iran

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