Mojtaba (Shahmorad) Shahpari

مجتبی (شاهمراد) شهپری

32 years old · Baharestan · Isfahan Province

Executed

Life

• he worked nights as a building security guard and spent his days unloading cargo as a laborer.
  Persian original

  he worked nights as a building security guard and spent his days unloading cargo as a laborer.

• “He was a freedom-seeker,” a source said. “He opposed religion and supported the monarchy.”
  Persian original

  “He was a freedom-seeker,” a source said. “He opposed religion and supported the monarchy.”

• originally from Izeh in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, but had moved to Baharestan in search of work.
  Persian original

  originally from Izeh in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, but had moved to Baharestan in search of work.

In the words of those close to them

He was not dead when he was taken to hospital.— source

Persian original

He was not dead when he was taken to hospital.

The case

• Security forces shot Shahpari in the leg on Isar Street in Baharestan sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time
  Persian original

  Security forces shot Shahpari in the leg on Isar Street in Baharestan sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time

• Wounded but alive, he was taken by ambulance to Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan.
  Persian original

  Wounded but alive, he was taken by ambulance to Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan.

• When the body was found, a gunshot wound was visible on the side of his head, which the source said was not present when he was taken to hospital.
  Persian original

  When the body was found, a gunshot wound was visible on the side of his head, which the source said was not present when he was taken to hospital.

After their death

• Authorities repeatedly told them he was wounded and alive but refused to say where he was
  Persian original

  Authorities repeatedly told them he was wounded and alive but refused to say where he was

• bodies were being kept in a storage warehouse used for fruit and vegetables near Bagh-e Rezvan cemetery
  Persian original

  bodies were being kept in a storage warehouse used for fruit and vegetables near Bagh-e Rezvan cemetery

• Shahpari was buried on January 18, 2026, in the village of Nashil-e Do near Izeh.
  Persian original

  Shahpari was buried on January 18, 2026, in the village of Nashil-e Do near Izeh.

• He was buried wrapped in the lion and sun flag
  Persian original

  He was buried wrapped in the lion and sun flag

Sources

1. Iran International

So far this name appears in only one source.

Listed in

• Executed
• Executed, charge unknown
• Isfahan Province

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