Iran Body Count

This space has been created to show the violence and deliberate killing of people in Iran after the presidential elections on the 12th of June 2009. Principally it is dedicated to the victims of shootings and people tortured to death in detention centres. If you have any information on these cases, please send them to iranbodycount@gmail.com. If you do not wish, we will not publish names and sensitive details.

این وبلاگ به منظور نشان دادن گوشه ای از خشونت و کشتار حکومت غاصب جمهوری اسلامی در دوره انتخابات است ۲۲ ذخرداد مخصوصا برای قربانیان بعد انتخابات و کسانی که در تیر اندازی ها به صورت رحشیانه ای از دست رفتند نظرات خود را می توانید به این آدرس ارسال کنید و کسنی که مایل به چاپ مشغخصات خود هستند بی نام و نشان چاپ می شوند از حضور گرم شما سپاسگزاریم
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3/18/2010

Ali Shahnazar

Ali Shahnazar was 41. He was killed on September 18, 2009. Ali Shahnazar who had returned from France recently was arrested on Quds Day. His body was returned to his family three days later. They were threatened not to discuss the circumstance of their child murder with anyone. The details of his murder are not clear at this time. But what is clear is that he was murdered in the custody of the criminal regime of Iran. If anybody has any details, feel free to post or send them

Unknown man shot in Sirjan

This is a photo extracted from a quite graphic video, disponible here, one source stating 22 December or 25 December 2009. It shows a man, shot dead in Sirjan.

Amir Eslamian

Amir Eslamian - امیر اسلامیان

This young man was Amir Eslamian, he was a student, killed in November 2009 in Bukan.
Amir Eslamian was a member of Karubi's campaign in Hamedan. He was expelled from Yasuj University in 2008 due to his political activities. Because of his role in Karroubi's presidential campaign, he went into hiding. But after a few days his body was discovered near his village in Bukan district.
Source in Persian.

توضیحات: به گزارش چهارشنبه 11 آذر۸۸ شبکه جنبش راه سبز(جرس) امير اسلاميان دانشجوی کرد دانشگاه ياسوج و عضو ستاد انتخاباتی مهدی کروبی در همدان چند روز پيش به طور مشکوکی به قتل رسيد. اسلاميان که از دانشجويان دانشگاه دولتی ياسوج بوده از طرف مسئولان اين دانشگاه به دليل شرکت در فعاليت های صنفی و سياسی همواره مورد فشار و احضار به کميته انضباطی قرار می گرفت. امير اسلاميان در ترم بهمن ۸۶ بخاطر برگزاری همايش بزرگداشت شهدای واقعه حلبچه از جانب مسئولان دانشگاه به دليل نوع صحبتها و افشاگری هايش پيرامون نحوه کشتار مردم توسط برخی از مسوولان آن دوره مورد برخورد شديد و نامناسب قرار می‎گيرد و توسط کميته انضباطی دانشگاه ياسوج ابتدا به دو ترم محروميت از تحصيل و در نهايت به دانشگاه همدان تبعيد شد. اسلاميان بعد از اين اقدام برای ادامه تحصيل به دانشگاه همدان می‎رود و در آنجا نيز بعد از يک ترم تحصيل به دليل گزارش دانشگاه ياسوج پذيرفته نمی‎شود و دوباره به دانشگاه ياسوج بر می گردد که در تابستان ۸۷ از آنجا بصورت قطعی اخراج می شود. نامبرده که پس از عدم پذيرش از سوی دانشگاه همدان و اخراج از دانشگاه ياسوج از ترس دستگيری بخاطر شرکت فعال در فعاليتهای انتخاباتی ستاد مهدی کروبی در همدان ، از سوی نيروهای امنيتی خود را مخفی کرده بود بعد از چند روز به طرزی مشکوک به قتل رسيد. جسد اين جوان چند روز پيش در حوالی روستای محل سکونت خود روستای “چراخ‎وال” واقع در شهرستان بوکان پيدا شد. هنوز از علت قتل امير اسلاميان خبری در دست نيست

Majid Kamali

Majid Kamali (1985-2009) was murdered in detention on August 25, 2009 in Yazd. Majid Kamali was one of the Green Movement activists in the Emam Shahr district of the city of Yazd. He was arrested on August 25 at 6:00 AM and his body was transfered to "Afshar" hospital at 2:00 PM of the same day. Source: http://www.mowjcamp.com/article/id/27169


مجید کمالی، ۲۴ ساله
شغل:
وضعیت: در محبس به قتل زسید
زمان: سوم شهریور
مکان: یزد
توضیحات: «مجید کمالی» متولد 23 شهریور 1364 و به شماره شناسنامه 1460 متولد یزد و ساکن محله‌ی امام‌شهر در شهرستان یزد دست یافته است. وی از فعالان جنبش سبز بوده که در ساعت 6 صبح روز سوم شهریور از سوی نیروهای امنیتی دستگیر می‌شود و در ساعت 2 بعدازظهر همان روز جنازه‌ی وی را به بیمارستان افشار یزد می‌برند، که مسئولان بیمارستان از تحویل گرفتن آن خودداری می‌کنند. او به جرم سبز بودن، به قتل رسید
منبع: http://www.mowjcamp.com/article/id/27169

Ali Hassanpour

The martyred man on this well known photo has been identified by his wife as Ali Hassanpour, the interview with his wife (in Persian) is here. Ali Hassanpour, father of two children, is one of the first victim of people's uprising against the regime. He was killed on June 15 in Azadi square. His Body was returned to his family after 105 days.

The horrible story of Arghavan and Zahed Shokrabi


In this video (in Persian with English subtitles) Bahram Moshiri is telling the story of Zahed Shokrabi (20) and his sister Arghavan(18), who were both detained in July 2009 in Esfahan. The prison guards named Moslem and Gheybi, beat heavily Zahed and told to his sister to get naked, if she does not want them to kill her brother. She did it and one of them begun to rape her. Her brother came to his senses and begun shouting but the prison guards killed him in front of his sister. After these events she is still totally out of her mind, she went completely crazy.

12/11/2009

Ramin Pourandarjani

Ramin Pourandarjani (26) was a physician in Kahrizak detention facility who examined some of the bodies of the detained demonstrators who did not leave the prison alive. It is said that he also saw the body of Mohsen Rouholamini and other severely tortured prisoners.
His dead body was found December 10th, 2009 and the cause of his death has been changed by the authorities (car accident, heart attack) and they stated that he comitted suicide. He died of poisoning. Probably because he knew too much.
More information here.

10/09/2009

Mehdi Sattar Nasab

This young man's name was Mehdi Sattar Nasab. He was arrested two months ago and his family had no news about him. Finally his brother recognised him on a photo even if he his nose was broken and his body swollen. His family was told that he was buried in one of the nameless graves in section 302 of Beheshte Zahra cemetery in Tehran.

Mostafa Kashani Rasa

This young man, Mostafa Kashani Rasa, died of shots in his heart and neck on 30.3.1388 or June 20 2009, or July 14 (controversial sources). His family was coerced to tell that he died because he fell of the roof. They were not allowed to make a public burial.

9/14/2009

Hadi Fallah Manesh

Hadi Fallah Manesh is an other victim. After the sources he was 29, he was a businessman and he died in Tehran. He should be buried in section 53 of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery. Source.

Hossein Alef

Hossein Alef is an other name of a possible victim. He allegedly died on June 17 in Isfahan, but there are no more news about this case. He is on some lists, for example here.

Dr. Mohammad Reza Maghsoudlou

Dr. Maghsoudlu from the city of Sarkhankalateh in the province of Golestan should be an other victim. According to the report, the family was not allowed to hold a public ceremony. Source. On other places his full name is given as Mohammad Reza Maghsoudlou.

Dr. Rahimi

Dr. Rahimi (no first name given) should be a woman who was martyred. She was from the city of Gorgan (located in the province of Golestan). According to this report, the family of this victims was not allowed to hold open ceremony and they were forced into announcing the she had been poisoned to death. Source.

Majid Kamali

An other victim should be Majid Kamali born on 14 September 1985 in the city of Yazd and a resident of the neighbourhood of Emam Shahr in Yazd. According to our sources, Majid had been an activist in the green movement and was arrested around 6am on 25 August by security forces. His body was handed over to Afshar hospital at around 2pm the same day, where hospital officials refused to receive the body. Source.

Mohammad Naderipour

Mohammad Naderipour, an engineering student in Bahonar University in Kerman province and chairman of the student chapter in Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s election campaign, from the city of Sirjan, is another victim of the recent uprising in Iran whose identity has recently been released.

A source familiar with the case told the information desk of Green Wave of Freedom that Mr. Naderipour’s body was found inside his vehicle forty-eight hours after he was kidnapped in a remote part of Sirjan.

According to this source, Mr. Naderipour’s body was transferred to the coroner for forensic examination, and the cause of death was determined to be “a blow by a blunt object to the back of the head”. Soon thereafter, the investigative unit in the city demanded that the family bury Mr. Naderipour’s body immediately. Source.

Ahmad Kargar Nejati (?)

There are news about the death of Ahmad Kargar Nejati. Allegedly died of torture wounds in the hospital. Buried in Beheshte Zahra – section 213, Row 15, Grave #35. A source close to the government are telling he is alive.

Mahmoud Raisi Najafi

The name of a next victim of the post-election riots has been revealed.

Mahmoud Raisi Najafi, another citizen who was beaten down at Azadi Sqr after post election incidents lost his life. It is vital to know that his name has not been announced amongst the dead people.

According to Saham News, widow of Najafi talked about how she lost her husband:” He was a laborer (allegedly cabinet installer or carpenter). He would leave the house everyday at 6am and would return home early evening. On Khordad 25th (June 15th) he did not return home until 10:30, we were all concerned about him. Around 10:30 someone rang the door bell. Since my husband had a key, I though a stranger is at the door. I asked who is it, and I heard my husband’s voice. He stated because of some problems happened to him, he is not able to open the door.

I went downstairs and opened the door. He was not in a good situation, he was injured and bleeding. I helped him to get in the house. He told me: after work today, I was coming back home from Azadi when I saw people running and some were being chased down. I saw armed forces with batons chasing and beating people. I was going my way when they start beating me down with baton. I told them many times, I’m just returning back from work, I have no idea what’s going on, but they did not listen to me. I went unconscious and when I opened my eyes next time, I found my self in a car.

I tried to find out about my situation when I noticed there are other people with my situation around me which I think they were all dead or were unconscious and I was thrown over their bodies. I start hitting the doors and made some noise when they noticed I was a live. They stopped the car and opened the door. I begged them and told them I have a family and I was returning back from work and I don’t know what has happened to me. It seemed like one of them felt bad and pulled me out of the car and they left. I wasn’t able to stand on my own feet. By making noise and moving my hands I got the attention of some people and asked for help. After a while few people came to me and I asked them where I was. I was told, this place is Hakimie. I told them about my situation and asked for their help to get me a car and take me to my house.

Khadije Haidari added: Mr. Najafi was alive for another 13 days. His body was severely injured, his feet were swollen, and his hands were paralyzed. His stomach was also swollen. We were scared to take him to the hospital; we did not want to get in trouble. During this time, his situation worsened by day. On Tir 6th (June 27th) my father in-law came and we decided to take him to the hospital of Tarafe. We were told sicne they are extremely busy and don’t have any bed available, take him home and bring him back tomorrow. He slept that night, but did not wake up the next morning when we wanted to take him back to the hospital”. Source.

9/03/2009

Omid Golbaz - tortured, mutilated

This is a photo of Omid Golbaz before he was arrested. He is a student deprived from education because of political reasons. Here you find more pictures after he came out, beaten, with his fingers and one tooth broken. On the picture it is clearly visible that the end of one of his fingers has been cut away. He was arrested 23 Tir (July 14 2009) on Vanak square in Tehran and brought to an undisclosed location, a secret prison where he was subject to further torture and beating, he suffered also internal bleading. The prisoners were blindfolded and interrogated in any time of day or night, under physical and psychological pressure, threats of further beatings and rape. Even after one week and after his transfer to Evin prison he did not receive any medical treatment of his injuries.

8/28/2009

Abbas Disnad

The photo of Abbas Disnad has been published. First it was not really sure, he was mentioned by some reformist sources during a commemoration of martyrs and he was inserted in the list earlier. Source for example here.
He was a shopkeeper, murdered by heavy blows to his head, Azadi Avenue, Tehran. He was 40 years old.

Mohammad Javad Parandakh

On "Etemade Melli" reformist website there is the news about the death and burial of Mohammad Javad Parandakh, a postgraduate student of petrochemistry in Esfahan. He died in custody after arrested in a demonstration. He was buried in Gilane Gharb, province of Kermanshah.