Basij, the paramilitary arm of
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has launched
a new mobile video game called Save the Freedom, centred around rescuing George Floyd from being murdered by US police.
Floyd, a Black American man, was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 May 2020. His death was caught on camera by bystanders who filmed the officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on his neck - setting off racial justice protests
around the world.
The intention to develop the game was announced in September 2020, shortly after which Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a high-ranking commander in the IRGC, went on Iranian state TV to discuss it.
Basij is the volunteer service of the IRGC, used to repress dissent and act as an auxiliary force to state police authorities. The game was reportedly developed by its IT department.