The year 1399 (2020–2021)

This page keeps the memory of those who were executed or killed in the year 1399, and the names of those who were sentenced to death or were at risk of the execution of the sentence in this year. This list contains 283 names, from 8 Farvardin 1399 to 25 Esfand 1399. 191 of them were executed. In the list for the year 1399 two things stand out: the number of women, who are 23 and whose source stated that they were women, and the number of those who received a death sentence in this year: 18 people.

Fates

59 people were killed by government forces outside of protests in this year, 5 people lost their lives in protests and 2 people were assassinated outside Iran. 8 people were at risk of the execution of a death sentence. The median age of the names of the year 1399 is 34 years; the youngest was 16 years old and the oldest 73. 1 person was under 18 years of age.

Days and places

In the year 1399 the names are scattered throughout the year, and no day has more than 6 names. The day 8 Aban 1399 with 6 names has the highest number, followed by 24 Tir, 11 Dey, 10 Esfand and 24 Esfand 1399 with 5 names each. Urmia with 24 names, Zahedan with 22 and Sanandaj with 17 names are the most frequent cities; they are followed by Karaj with 14, Mashhad with 11, Rasht with 10 and Shiraz with 10 names. Sistan and Baluchestan with 31 names, West Azerbaijan with 29 and Kurdistan with 22 names are at the top of the provinces.

Some lives

Masoumeh Karimi, 37 years old, mother of a three-year-old son, had grown up in a family of five with two sisters. During her imprisonment she did service work in the infirmary of the women's ward and helped the ward nurse. She was executed on 23 Esfand 1399 in Lakan Prison in Rasht, and her body was buried in Shanderman, Masal.

Majid Esmailzadeh, 21 years old, the son of a low-income worker, was 16 years old at the time of the charge attributed to him. According to the source, he had been beaten with batons in detention so badly that his whole body was bruised. He was executed on 30 Farvardin 1399 in Ardabil Central Prison. One of those close to him said: “Just like that, they gave me a call and said come and see your son!”

Shayan Saeedpour, 22 years old, who had won first place in his province and third place nationally in the zurkhaneh sport, and whose family has spoken of his psychological problems, was executed on 2 Ordibehesht 1399 in Saqqez. Rahim Yousefi, 40 years old, father of two children, was executed on 21 Khordad 1399 in Piranshahr.

Those killed on roads and borders

Among the 59 people who were killed outside of protests, the names of fathers can be seen. Baran Basham, 35 years old, and Ali Ashrafian, 40 years old, both fathers of two children, were killed in Mordad 1399, according to the source, by shots from plainclothes anti-smuggling forces on the Zanjan motorway. Khaled Ahmadpour, 28 years old, a kolbar who was the father of two children, lost his life in Bahman 1399 from border guards' fire at the Nowkan border of Sardasht. Jalal Khezri, father of 5 children, was killed on 11 Shahrivar, and Soroush Makkari, 20 years old, father of one child, on 12 Shahrivar 1399.

About this list

The list of the Javid-Nam (“everlasting names”), those who lost their lives, and those condemned in the year 1399 is not complete. The real number of the Javid-Nam and those condemned in the year 1399 is higher than 283, and we record only a name that has a source. The largest share comes from the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center with 188 reports; followed by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network with 151, HRANA with 43 and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (English-language) with 29 cases. Every name has at least one source, but some only one. A description of life is available for only 13 people. If you knew one of the names of the year 1399, share your memory or correction with us.