Rasoul Ziaei, a 26-year-old from Lenjan, Isfahan, was described by family members as a young man full of joy, ambition, and dreams before he was killed during anti-regime protests in January.

Estimates state 35-40,000 were killed by the regime’s security forces after protests erupted on December 28.

Six months after Iran’s January massacre, Taha Naderi’s family says the 18-year-old was shot by security forces, died after repeated surgeries, and was denied a public funeral.