‘Wanted to raise his voice': Family remembers Mostafa Adgarsalehi six months after murder by IRGC

Mostafa Adgarsalehi, 41, died on January 9, 2025, after being critically wounded during nationwide protests against the Islamic regime in Iran. He was among thousands of Iranian citizens demonstrating against what his family described as a corrupt regime.

Adgarsalehi, an engineer with a master's degree in English Translation, was characterized by his family as a courageous and highly educated man who dreamed of change for his people. He sought justice and expressed profound contempt for the ruling dictatorship, which they believe subjected Iranians to continuous oppression through mismanagement, unemployment, and collapse.

On the second day of the massacres, Adgarsalehi took to the streets. He was critically wounded by two projectiles and fought for his life for two days before succumbing to his injuries. His family described his death as a "coup de grâce," a deliberate finishing shot by the regime.

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He wanted to raise his voice for justice and express his profound contempt for what he viewed as a terrorist dictatorship that had subjected the Iranian people to continuous oppression through extreme mismanagement, mass unemployment, and political, economic, and cultural collapse.

Security forces initially seized Adgarsalehi’s body. His family was only able to retrieve it ten days later after agreeing to hold the funeral under strict conditions with a very small number of mourners. Instead of taking responsibility for the crackdown, authorities allegedly attempted to shift blame onto the United States and Israel.

Adgarsalehi’s family stated to The Jerusalem Post, "We expect the international community to recognize this regime as completely illegitimate, hold its leaders accountable for their crimes, and help the Iranian people free themselves once and for all from the tyranny of this regime."

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We expect the international community to recognize this regime as completely illegitimate, hold its leaders accountable for their crimes, and help the Iranian people free themselves once and for all from the tyranny of this regime.