Hassan Samakush

How they died

48-year-old resident of Babol and father, shot directly by suppressive forces during nationwide protests on 18 Dey (first day of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's call) in the city. A shotgun pellet hit his eye from close range, causing severe brain hemorrhage, and he died after three days in a coma.

Why we remember them

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