I had known Pouya Faragardi since the very first performance of the Nilper Orchestra in 2004, and until 2015 we worked together continuously in both the Nilper Orchestra and the Camerata Orchestra. Pouya wanted life — a life of music and smiles, of drinking tea and sharing everyday conversations backstage at Rudaki Hal...

Moein Basiri, forever remembered, was a 21-year-old supporter of Persepolis Football Club who was killed by direct fire from repressive forces during the Iranian people’s national uprising against the Islamic Republic. The emblems of Persepolis and Real Madrid are engraved on his gravestone. Moein was a psychology stud...

Masoud (Mehdi) Zatparvar (August 4, 1986 – January 8, 2026) was a world champion bodybuilder who was killed in Rasht by forces of the Islamic Republic during the 2025 Iranian uprising. Masoud Zatparvar was born in Rasht on August 4, 1986. He came from an entirely athletic family: his father, Majid Zatparvar, and his un...