Qazvin Province

This page keeps the memory of the Javid-Nam (“everlasting names”), those who lost their lives, from the province of Qazvin, and the names of those from this province who are still facing execution. This list contains 187 names, from 29 Azar 1389 to 17 Mordad 1405. The city of Qazvin with 163 names has the largest share; it is followed by Alvand with 11, Abyek with 4, and Takestan and Danesfahan with 3 names each. Zibashahr has 2 names and Abgarm 1 name.

Fates and years

Of these 187 people, 104 were executed and 78 were killed in protests; 1 person was also killed by government forces outside of protests. The death sentence of 2 people has been upheld and 2 people have been sentenced to death. The median age is 33 years and the oldest person was 56 years old. 7 people were under 18 years of age, and there are 21 women in this list.

Until the year 1403 the names from Qazvin in each year are few; the most are 13 names in 1401 and 12 names in 1400. The year 1404, however, with 109 names, has more than half of this entire page. The heaviest days are 18 Dey 1404 with 22 names and 19 Dey 1404 with 14 names. Before that, the day 27 Shahrivar 1390 with 7 names and 21 Azar 1401 with 4 names are among the heavy days.

Dey 1404 in Qazvin

Nazanin Esmikhani, 17 years old, was a final-year high school student. According to the source, she “studied photography and at the same time worked in a photo studio, played the guitar and the setar, and was a very cheerful girl.” On the night of 19 Dey, as she was returning home with her father and mother, a sniper shot her from behind. Those close to her said that she fell into her father's arms. According to the source, to get her body the family had to pay 300 million tomans and give up Nazanin's own gold jewellery.

Mohammad Hossein Sarikhani was wounded by two bullets to the leg and chest on Daneshgah Street in Qazvin and was left in the street; because of the internet and telephone blackout he could not contact anyone. Passers-by took him to hospital hours later, but he lost his life. The source says: “Mohammad Hossein was killed on the very day of his 18th birthday.”

Reyhaneh Ghodsi, a young woman from Qazvin, was killed on the evening of 18 Dey 1404 at around 21:00 by a military round from behind to the chest. Her sister wrote: “Who can understand what pain the place of the bullet you took [causes] in my chest.” Ghasem Vakili, 40 years old, an off-road champion with national and world medals, a civil activist and the father of a young daughter, was killed in those same days by a bullet to the head. Abolfazl Soleimani Alamouti, 27 years old, was killed on 19 Dey in Zibashahr; his wedding was to have taken place that same month.

One execution

Shamsi Pirastovan was executed on 9 Khordad 1400, together with her former husband, in Qazvin Central Prison. According to the source, she “is the first woman to be executed in Iran on drug-related charges after the amendment of the Anti-Narcotics Law.”

About this list

The list of the Javid-Nam in Qazvin province is not complete. The real number of those killed and executed from Qazvin, Alvand, Abyek and the other cities of this province is higher, and we record only a name that has a source. The largest share comes from HRANA / Human Rights Activists in Iran with 63 cases; followed by the Iran Human Rights Society with 57, Iran International with 56 and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center with 40 cases. Every Qazvin name on this page has at least one source, but some only one. For 26 people a description of their life is available. If you knew one of these 187 people, share your memory or correction with us.