Aref Jafarzadeh
عارف جعفرزاده
- Age
- 34
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 14 January 2026
- Place of death
- Rasht (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Rasht
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- torture and gunshot to the head while in custody
Biography
Aref Jafarzadeh was a 34-year-old man arrested by Islamic Republic security forces in Rasht on January 8, 2026. Six days later, his body was returned to his family bearing clear signs of torture and a fatal gunshot wound to the head. He is memorialized by his loved ones in Rasht as a martyr of the protest movement.
عارف جعفرزاده، ۳۴ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۸ دیماه ۱۴۰۴ در رشت توسط نیروهای امنیتی بازداشت شد. شش روز پس از بازداشت، پیکر بیجان او در حالی به خانوادهاش تحویل داده شد که آثار شکنجه و ضربوشتم بر بدن او مشهود بود و با شلیک تیر خلاص به سر به قتل رسیده بود. مزار او در رشت به عنوان یادبود این جانباخته راه آزادی شناخته میشود.
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A memorial photo shows the grave of 34-year-old Aref Jafarzadeh, who was reportedly killed by Islamic Republic forces in Rasht during January 2026, featuring his portrait in a soccer jersey surrounded by flowers.
34-year-old Aref Jafarzadeh, wearing an Arsenal jacket and headphones by the sea, was arrested on January 7, 2026, in Rasht and killed six days later while in the custody of Islamic Republic forces.
A memorial arrangement at the grave of 34-year-old Aref Jafarzadeh, who was arrested on January 8, 2026, in Rasht and killed by security forces six days later.
A portrait of Aref Jafarzadeh, a 34-year-old man who was reportedly arrested in Rasht on January 8, 2026, and killed by security forces six days later.