On 23 September 2022, Iranian teenager Sarina Esmailzadeh (Persian: سارینا اسماعیل‌زاده) died of severe beating on the head by security forces during the Mahsa Amini protests in Karaj, Alborz province, Iran, according to human rights organizations.

[1][8] She attended a high school in Karaj for gifted students,[1] and could speak English and French in addition to her native Persian.

[6][5] According to Amnesty International and Iran Human Rights, Esmailzadeh was struck on the head repeatedly with a baton and bled to death.

Her family was under pressure from security and intelligence agents to stay silent on the matter, especially in regards to communication with foreign media, and to support the authorities' version of the events.

[4] On October 7, the government-affiliated Tasnim News Agency aired a video that showed her mother stating Esmailzadeh had once attempted suicide with pills.

[8] Esmailzadeh's phone was never returned to her family, her Telegram channels' posts were edited after her death to show a depressed image of her with suicide tendencies.

Only her YouTube channel shows an image of a lively happy teenager who loved dancing, music and pizza with a concern for freedom.