How Many Died During Recent Unrest?

Eighteen-year old Mohammad Kamrani who was hit with a bullet during a peaceful protest march against the electoral coup in Tehran, died on July 16, 2009 and his body was buried last Saturday at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery.
While official statistics of the number of dead since the June 12 coup stands at 20 people, human rights groups have announced that the real number of dead during the unrest is much higher that what the Islamic republic has announced. Kamrani’s body was buried next to another young man’s body, Sohrab Arabi, who was also killed during the unrest following the massive protests to the announced results of the June 12 presidential election. Arabi too was shot dead by a Basijee vigilante member while participating in a peaceful march. Before these two, the body of 27 year old Neda Agha Soltan and that of Yaghoob Borvaie, a graduate student at Tehran university were given to their family members.
In a related report published in Amir Kabir University’s newsletter, Kianoosh Asa, a Kermanshahi graduate student of chemistry from Science and Technology University was also killed by security forces on June 15, 2009. Officials have demanded 5 to 14 million Toman (about $5,000 to 14,000) from the families of the dead for each body as ‘bullet money’. These family members have also had to sign in undertakings that they would not suit security forces for the death of their killed family members. Last week, the people of Mashhad buried the body of Mostafa Ghanian, another student, under the watchful eyes of security forces.
These are only the names of some of the martyrs that may be tracked from official sources. Because of the heavy security and military atmosphere dominating the country and the threats by the coup government against family members who have lost a member, exact numbers for those that have died in the recent post-election crises are impossible to obtain and the only signs of the dead emerge when a burial takes place.
Moje Azadi (Wave of Freedom) website has published the names of 34 people who it reports died in the recent crackdown of election protests. Some of the names have made headlines, while others are new.

1-Hossein Tahmasebi, 25 years of age, died on June 15 because of the injuries he received from attacks by armed agents affiliated to the government.
2-Bahman Jenayi, 20 years of age, worked at a heating appliance and repair store in Tehran.
3-Mehdi Karami, 25 years of age, was killed on June 15 in Tehran.
4-Neda Agha Soltan, 27 years of age, philosophy student, died on June 20. (She died as a result of a bullet that hit her heart)
5-Nasser Amir Nejhad, 26 years of age, from Yasooj, aerospace student at Tehran’s Azad University, College of Science and Research, died on June 15 in Tehran. (He died as a result of firing by the Baseej militia.)
6-Fatemeh Rajabpour, 38 years of age, died on June 15 in Tehran.
7-Soroor Borumand, 58 years of age, died on June 15 in Tehran.
8-Mohammad Hossein Barzegar, 25 years of age, died on June 17 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his head.)
9-Seyed Reza Tabatabai, 30 years of age, graduate in accounting, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his head.)
10-Iman Hashemi, 27 years of age, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his eye.)
11-Parisa Keli, 25 years of age, graduate in literature, died on June 21 in Tehran. (She died because of a bullet that hit her neck.)
12-Mohsen Haddadi, 24 years of age, computer software developer, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his forehead.)
13-Mohammad Nikzadi, 22 years of age, graduate in urban development, died on June 16 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his chest.)
14-Ali Shahedi, 24 years of age, died on June 25. (The coroner’s office said the cause of his death was unknown, but his family members said that he had suffered harsh beatings with a baton in a police station where he had died.)
15-Vahed Akbari, 34 years of age, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his side.)
16-Abolfazl Abdollahi, 21 years of age, electricity technician, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit the back of his head.)
17-Salar Tahmassebi, 27 years of age, graduate student in business management, died on June 20 in Tehran. He died because of a bullet that hit his forehead.)
18-Fahimeh Salahshoor, 25 years of age, high school graduate, died on 14 June in Tehran. (She died because of head injuries suffered from beatings by baton.)
19-Vahid Reza Tabatabai, 29 years of age, English language graduate, died on June 3 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit his head.)
20-Kianoosh Asa, a senior graduate student of petrochemical engineering and a leading member of Science and Industry University, died on June 15 in Tehran. (She died because of a gun shot.)
21-Ashkan Sohrabi, 18 years of age, high school student, died on June 20 in Tehran. (He died because of a bullet that hit him.)
22-Farzad Jashni, son of seyed Jafer, from Abadana of Ilam province, died on June 20 in Tehran.
23-Mostafa Ghanian, graduate student from Tehran University, originally from Mashhad, died on June 20 in Tehran.
24-Nader Nasseri, died on June 20 in Tehran.
25-Masoud Khosravi, died on June 15 in Tehran.
26-Masoud Hashemzadeh, died on June 20 in Tehran.
27-Iman Namazi, student of urban development at Tehran University, died on June 15 in Tehran.
28-Kaveh Alipour, 19 years of age, died on June 20 in Tehran.
29-Shiler Khazri, died on June 15 in Tehran.
30-Mobina Ehterami, died on June 15 in Tehran.
31-Fatemeh Barati, died on June 15 in Tehran.
32-Kasra Sharafi, died on June 15 in Tehran.
33-Kambiz Shojayi, died on June 15 in Tehran.
34-Mohsen Imani, died on June 15 in Tehran.
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