Hamed Salahshour

Hamed Salahshour is a driver from Izeh. He was murdered by the security forces under torture. was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

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='43930'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hra_news/status/1598322745204408321?s=20&t=tGn56e8qqfo2hOvXScBWZA'> According to an IPA source, he was arrested by the security forces. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43931'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1598768772499836942'> He was killed under torture by the security forces. Iran International released an audio file of one of his relatives who said after his death under torture, he was buried at 3:30 am at Tal Castle area of Izeh without informing his family. According to this relative, Intelligence Ministry agents in Ahvaz arrested Hamed Salahshour in Izeh and he was severely beaten during the arrest. A few days after his arrest, his father received a call from the Intelligence Ministry office in Ahvaz asking him to go to the Intelligence office in Ahvaz to identify his son. After he arrives he is shown his son's corpse and he was threatened and pressured to claim that an accident was the cause of death. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43993'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/152128'> Videos on social media show Hamed Salahshour's family excavating his body and burying him in a family cemetery in Izeh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>