Mehrshad Shahidi, a 19-year-old chef and student from Arak, was killed on October 27, 2022, after receiving multiple baton strikes to the head from security forces during the nationwide protests.

A portrait of Mehrshad Shahidi (Shahidi Nezhad Monfared Tehrani), a 19-year-old chef and student who was killed by security forces in Arak on October 27, 2022, during the Woman Life Freedom protests.

A stylized memorial portrait of Mehrshad Shahidi-Nezhad (Shahidi-Nezhad Monfared Tehrani), a 19-year-old chef and student killed by security forces in Arak during the 2022 nationwide protests.

Mehrshad Shahidi (Shahidi-Nezhad Monfared Tehrani), a 19-year-old chef and student from Arak, was killed by security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests after being beaten with batons.

A portrait of Mehrshad Shahidi (Shahidi-Nezhad Monfared Tehrani), a 19-year-old chef and student who was killed by security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests in Arak.

A black and white portrait of Mehrshad Shahidi, a young chef killed by security forces during the Woman Life Freedom protests, sitting on the floor in a kitchen area.

People gather to lay flowers on the grave of Mehrshad Shahidi in Arak on the last Thursday of the year, March 16, 2023.

The family of javidnam Mehrshad Shahidi visits the flower-covered grave of Hadis Najafi during the Sizdah Bedar holiday to honor several victims of the protest movement.

A video shared by Mehrshad Shahidi's father showing the young protest victim smiling as his mother braids his hair.

Amir Shahidi-Nezhad, the father of Mehrshad Shahidi, celebrates the birthday of killed teenage protester Sarina Esmailzadeh at his son's grave.

A compilation of childhood videos of Mehrshad Shahidi, a young protester killed in Arak during the Woman Life Freedom movement, shared by his father.

Mehrshad Shahidi-nezhad, a young chef and athlete, was killed on October 27, 2022, after being beaten with batons in the Arak Intelligence Department during the Woman Life Freedom uprising.

A memorial video honoring javidnaman Mehrshad Shahidi and Hadis Najafi, featuring footage of their gravesites and personal photographs.

A group of people stand around the memorial grave and glass-enclosed portrait of Javidnam Mehrshad Shahidi in Arak, with a text overlay about counting votes during the 2024 election boycott.

A group of young men and an older man stand behind the glass-enclosed grave of Mehrshad Shahidi, a protester killed in Arak during the 2022 protests, in a photo dated May 2024.

A memorial video features portraits of several victims of the 2022 uprising, such as Mehrshad Shahidi and Majidreza Rahnavard, set against a field of red flowers to mark the second anniversary of the protests.

A memorial video featuring artistic portraits, digital illustrations, and footage of Mehrshad Shahidi, a young chef and victim of state violence.

Visitors and family members place flowers on the grave of Mehrshad Shahidi, a young chef killed during the 2022 nationwide protests in Arak.

Nighttime protest videos from Arak on December 31, 2025, featuring demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans and slogans in memory of Mehrshad Shahidi while addressing security forces.

Protesters in Arak gather at night on December 31, 2025, chanting anti-government slogans, honoring Mehrshad Shahidi, and questioning security forces.

Protesters in Arak gather at night on December 31, 2025, chanting slogans against the government and in memory of Mehrshad Shahidi while addressing security forces.