Matin Montazerzohour

Matin Montazerzohour was born in 1372 (1993) and lived in Gorgan, in Golestan Province. He was 32 years old, self-employed, active in bodybuilding, and had been planning to emigrate to Turkey.

On Thursday, 18 Dey 1404 (8 January 2026), Matin travelled with friends from Gorgan to Shahrud to take part in the nationwide protests. He stayed in touch with his family until about 8 p.m. that evening. Hours later, his friends returned to Gorgan and told the family he had been shot. According to information received by Iran International, a bullet struck him in the chest and destroyed the tissue of his heart.

His body was handed over to the family after four days, on Monday, 22 Dey (12 January 2026), and taken to Gorgan, where he was buried the next day without a religious ceremony. On the same day, his cousin Sina Haghshenas, a 27 year old florist from Gorgan, was also killed. Relatives told IranWire that both of them cared about freedom and went into the streets for it, and that as the two were laid to rest the family released forty white doves into the sky.

In September 2026, a video sent to Iran International showed Matin's mother handing out food in his memory.