Khodanur Lojei

Khodanur Lojei or Lajai (; October 2, 1995 - October 2, 2022) was an Iranian protester from Zahedan, who was killed during the 2022 Zahedan massacre, one of the Mahsa Amini protests.
A picture of him with his hands tied to a flagpole with a bottle of water put in front of him (but out of his reach) became a symbol of the ongoing protests Iran.
History
Lojei was Baloch and of the Sunni religion, which are two minority groups. He became a symbol in-part because of ethnic discrimination and class inequality within Iran.
In Sanandaj, at the University of Kurdistan a large group of student protesters staged a recreation of Lojei on the pole, before they were attacked by the Islamic Republic troops, using performance as a form of protest and mourning. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), mass protesters were led in a performance by Mediseh Bathaie, where they were tied to the lamp posts in Chris Burden’s art installation Urban Light (2008) to honor the 40th day since Lojei's death. It is customary in Shia Islam to mark the 40th day of mourning.
In Berlin, protesters dressed in traditional Baloch clothing to honor Lojei's memory during the ongoing solidarity protests. International events happened in Bangalore, and Los Angeles, where a protestor(s) have locked themself to a pole following Lojei's death. Additionally images of Lojei's face have been used on protest posters.

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