Fallen Hero Shahab Dowlaty; I wouldn't exchange a single strand of my mother's hair for the world.
Death Shahab Dowlati 29 years old in Iran Bandar Anzali
Written by: Noora
January 2026 (Dey 1404) did not end in the streets; it continued in detention cells, in solitary confinement, on bodies that perished under torture, on corpses returned to their families bearing marks of repression, and in homes that still waited in anticipation. One of those homes had stood firm for years, sustained by a mother's efforts and her son's hopes. Shahab Dolati, born on 24 February 1997 (5 Esfand 1375), was from Bandar-e Anzali, a city from which the scent of the sea and rain is inseparable. He grew up there, learned hairdressing there, and built his life in the very alleys and streets that had been his home for years. He grew up without a father, and from childhood, he knew life alongside a mother who alone bore the burden of raising him. Perhaps these very years led him to think more of the future than of himself. He wanted to marry, have children, drive a Peugeot 206, and buy a house—one floor for himself and the other for his mother. He would tell her with a smile, "I'll bring you a whole brood of grandchildren so you'll no longer have the chance to say you're alone." But when, in exchange for promises of a house, a car, and financial support, he was asked to distan…
شهاب دولتی · بندرانزلی · بازداشت · شکنجه
