Ali Reza Khoshkar Bayati

Ali Reza Khoshkar Bayati was a 30-year-old citizen living in Tehran. He was shot and killed on December 7th by the police during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder. He died hours later at the police station.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='44470'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3HwoOfv'> Ali Reza Khoshkat Bayati was shot and wounded by the police on Marzdaran street in Tehran and died at the police station. According to IranWire, Mr. Khoshkar Bayati was talking to his wife on the phone in his car when the security forces break his car window and shoot him from close range. The report states that the security forces took his wounded body to the police station instead of a hospital and he died a few hours later. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44471'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1601260487739674624?s=20&t=LHUQzOL2hUWkty-5NOEWjw'> A source close to Mr. Khoshkar Batyati's family told Iran International that the family was threatened not to publicize the circumstances of his death. The report states that the police told the family that the murder of Mr. Khoshkar Bayati was a mistake and that if the family publicizes it they will withhold the body from the family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>