Alireza Jafari Chogan

How they died

Turkmen citizen of Gonbad-e Kavus, shot directly by Islamic Republic of Iran government forces on Sarabi Street during protests in the city. His body was delivered to the family after several days at 6 AM. Before the body was delivered, the family was repeatedly threatened by security institutions to 'not make trouble'. Two security agents accompanied and controlled the family inside the morgue. The body was transferred directly to the cemetery and the family only had a few seconds to see his body. The burial ceremony was conducted without public rituals and under security pressures at Gonbad-e Kavus cemetery.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Alireza Jafari Chogan, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.