Mehdi Jamshidi

How they died

Shot directly by Basij forces in Rostamabad (Gilan). Hit by a bullet at 8:30 AM and also had pellets hit his back. Suffered severe bleeding as they hit his main leg artery. Underwent surgery by a general surgeon at midnight but hospital lacked a vascular surgeon and blood supplies. He regained consciousness at 3 AM asking 'Am I okay, is it over?' but went into a coma three hours later and died at 11:30 AM. He had just opened his own shop two days before his death.

Why we remember them

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