Pouria Naserikhah

Pouria Naserikhah was arrested during protests in August 2018 and sentenced to prison. He was born in Kermanshah and lived in Islamshahr. Mr. Naserikhah was shot and killed in the November 2019 protests

Millions of demonstrators protests in several cities of Iran, after the petrol price rise. Though, the early hours of the protests were aimed at the petrol price rise, soon after the protests turned against the government. From the earliest moments firing on protesters began in many places and security forces killed or injured hundreds. November's nationwide protests consider as the largest uprising against the government till now by many people, and the Islamic Republic's reaction admitted as the largest crackdown on non-partisan protesters <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='31013'> He was released from prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='24355'> According to HRANA, he was arrested and sentenced to six months in prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31012'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2018/hranews/a-17716/'> Twenty-four protesters of those detained during August 2018 including, Yasamn Ariyani, Saba Kord Afshari, Saman Zandiyan, and Barzan Mohammadi were sentenced to prison. According to Human Rights Watch, all of them charged to "gathering and collusion to act against national security." Mr. Naserikhah has been sentenced to six months in prison on this charge. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31011'> <reference source='http://www.yarsanmedia.org/ku/?p=8751'> Pouria Naserikhah was shot and killed at Aderan T junction near Islamshahr during nationwide protests in November 2019. The first bullet hit him in the leg and the second bullet hit him in the skull. According to reports, Security forces killed him. Several other people were shot and killed by agents at the same time and in the same place. Hundreds of other protesters were killed by security forces during the protests in November 2019. It should be noted that some websites have stated that he killed in the result of being "torture in prison or detention center" but according to information shared by the Yarsan Democratic Organization, Pouria Naserikhah died on the street. His body was handed over to his family about a week later and was buried in the village of Sar-e-Abtiran in Kermanshah. His father was "threatened" and interrogated after sharing the news of his son's murder </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>