Hamed Shafiei

How they died

Shot by government forces on the evening of 18 Dey while helping an injured person in front of Chalus police station during popular protests. Bullets hit his abdomen and he was severely wounded. He died during surgery after being transferred to hospital. He was a shopkeeper from Chalus who owned a souvenir shop in Sardabrud area (opposite Amir Hall). His body was handed over to his family on 19 Dey and buried in his birthplace Masal in Gilan province. Father of an 8-year-old son, originally from Masal.

Why we remember them

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