Among the hundreds of people killed in Iran's protests is Mahdi Salahshoor, a sculptor and father of two, who was killed by rifle fire during protests in Mashhad on January 8.
The Instagram page of the artist, 51, shows pictures of his work, as well as his two young children, including one from 2020 with the caption “Jana, daddy’s girl", and a similar picture with his son. Another post shows a stone lion sculpture with the caption, “My Iran, my land".
Sculptor Mahdi Salahshoor is among those shot dead during protests in Iran. Photo: Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights
Mr Salahshoor is one of more than 640 people killed during the protests in Iran, figures from a US-based rights group, the Human Rights Activist News Agency, have shown. The toll includes 505 protesters, including nine children, and 133 members of the military and security services.
The protests, which were prompted by an e
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