Kiomars Pourahmad's Daughter Denies His Suicide: 'My Father Was Aware of Danger'

After Kiomars Pourahmad's sister rejected the notion of her brother's suicide and suggested he may have been murdered, Kiomars Pourahmad's daughter confirmed her aunt's statements, asserting that her father did not commit suicide but was aware of threats to his life. In an interview with Etemad newspaper, she stated, 'We are sure and know that my father did not commit suicide. He was supposed to return to Tehran to edit his last film and had plans for the future; he had many projects he wanted to complete. He knew what was going to happen to him, but the idea that he killed himself is absolutely not true.' Regarding her aunt's claim on social media about their father's murder, she emphasized, 'What my aunt wrote is correct, but we will not discuss the details of the case until the appropriate time.' She also recounted the day of the incident, explaining that her father often rented a villa in the north to write and find solitude, usually going alone. This was not the first time he had gone there alone. He was supposed to return to Tehran due to various appointments, but suddenly that incident occurred; on the day of the incident, the villa owner went there and encountered the scene and informed the police. Every family member emphasizes in our own way that our father did not go to the north to kill himself.' Touran Pourahmad, Kiomars Pourahmad's sister, commented in mid-April under a post on a cinema Instagram page, 'My brother was first tortured and then his lifeless body was hanged.' The news of Kiomars Pourahmad's passing, a renowned writer and director in Iranian cinema and television, was published on April 5, 2023. Hours after this announcement, while Iranian news agencies cited the family of Kiomars Pourahmad stating the cause of death as 'cardiac arrest,' the Tasnim news agency reported his suicide, citing the Gilan prosecutor. A few days after Kiomars Pourahmad's burial, an audio file of him was released in which he stated, 'The regime wishes for our death; they want us to become extinct, have strokes, and die. Even young people, if they are even slightly independent, the regime would like them to have accidents and die so they won't be a thorn in their side.' Bahman Maqsoudlu stated: 'This government does not want independent filmmakers like Kiomars Pourahmad to make films.' The funeral ceremony for Kiomars Pourahmad, a filmmaker who was a critic and a demand-maker, was attended by artists. Ali Mosleh noted: 'Kiomars Pourahmad did not succumb to ideologically driven cinema and was a storyteller of life.' The number of detainees related to the murder of Dariush Mehrjui and Vahideh Mohammadi-Far has reached ten. Bahman Maqsoudlu reiterated: 'The government does not want independent filmmakers like Pourahmad to make films.' An audio file from Kiomars Pourahmad was released: 'The regime wishes for our death.' The body of Kiomars Pourahmad, a cinema director, was buried with the presence of artists. Graphic artists reacted to the final act of Kiomars Pourahmad's life scenario. The death of Kiomars Pourahmad, creator of the series 'Ghazaleh Majid'; the news of 'suicide' was confirmed.