Mehdi Maleki

How they died

Shot in the head during protest in Alikhan Square, Isfahan. Lur Bakhtiari ethnicity. Shot was so severe to the head that he was unrecognizable and was identified by a mark on his foot. Had a 4-year-old child. Initially told family he was arrested, then after a week they were told to come collect his body.

Why we remember them

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