Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

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Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Soheila Yavarzadeh

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: December 6, 1981
Location of Killing: Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

Ms. Soheila Yavarzadeh is one of the 12028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine. Additional information has been sent to Omid via an electronic form. Ms. Yavarzadeh was a mechanical engineering student in Ariamehr University of Technology (today Sharif University) and was affiliated with the Mojahedin Khalq Organization.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Ms. Yavarzadeh’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

There is no information regarding this trial.

Charges

The charges brought against the defendant are not known.

Evidence of guilt

No information is available concerning the evidence presented against the accused.

Defense

No information is available concerning Ms. Yavarzadeh’s defense.

Judgment

No specific information is available about the verdict leading to this execution. Ms. Soheila Yavarzadeh was shot by a firing squad in Tehran on December 6, 1981.

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