Martyrdom Category: Murdered

Aida Rostami, a general practitioner at Chamran Hospital in Tehran, went missing on December 12, 1401. Her body was delivered to her family one day later, falsely claimed to be the result of a “car accident.” However, her family observed signs of torture on her body and face. Rostami had been providing medical care to injured protesters during the 1401 uprising in Iran, particularly in the western areas of Tehran, especially the Ekbatan neighborhood. She visited the homes of injured protesters, providing treatment. After the news of her torture and death was broadcast, media affiliated with the Islamic Republic changed their narrative from a “car accident” to “falling from a pedestrian bridge.

Majid Tousparvar, a young athlete and activist, was arrested and subsequently martyred under the brutal torture of Khamenei’s regime solely for setting fire to a government banner in Islamshahr. Majid, a champion identified by the intelligence of the clerical regime during the act of burning the government banner, remained in hiding for two months. However, on February 22, he was arrested and tragically lost his life on the same day.

Prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj intended to prevent the execution of a young inmate, but prison guards of Islamic regim in Iran stormed them. A significant number of prisoners were injured by rubber bullets. Siamak Baba was also killed due to a bullet hitting his head and neck.

“Mehsa (Zhina) Amini (October 9, 2000 – September 16, 2022) was a 21-year-old Iranian citizen who, on September 16, 2022, after being detained by the Guidance Patrol in Tehran, suffered a skull fracture and brain death as a result of the blows inflicted by the agents of the Guidance Patrol and the Moral Security Police of the Islamic Republic in Iran. Three days later, on September 19, 2022, Mehsa Amini passed away at Kasra Tehran Hospital due to the severity of the injuries caused by the blows.
Her death triggered widespread reactions and protests in various parts of Iran and the world. The news of her killing in Iranian cities and on social media led to the Persian hashtag #مهسا_امینی (#Mehsa_Amini) trending globally, surpassing 300 million tweets and retweets, breaking Twitter’s world record. Her murder has become a catalyst for extensive uprisings against the Islamic Republic in Iran.
She, along with the Women’s Movement, Life, Freedom, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights by the European Union.”

Siavash Rasouli, a death row prisoner from Sardasht, died due to lack of medical care in Rajaei Shahr Prison, Karaj.

Hesam Forouzandeh, medical student at Zanjan University, tragically passed away shortly after his release from prison amidst the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests.