Compiled by: Farooq Farhad

Khosrow Salakhzadeh, born in 1965 (1343 in the Iranian calendar) in Urmia, was the son of Hasan and Khorshid Chaychi. His father served as the administrator of the judiciary. The family resided in Urmia until just before the Iranian Revolution. In the summer of 1979, as the revolution unfolded, Khosrow and his family returned to Mahabad.

Khosrow continued his studies in Mahabad. However, in 1980, when the war broke out, schools in the city were shut down.

The following year, in 1981, Khosrow’s family moved back to Urmia. With the situation in Mahabad deteriorating, the local education administration announced that schools would reopen in the summer, allowing students to resume their education.

After his family returning to Urmia, Khosrow lived with his grandfather, “Haji Ghani Chaychi,” in Mahabad. One night, a fierce battle erupted in the neighborhood between Peshmerga forces and Iranian government troops, resulting in a complete siege of the area. Curious about what was happening in the neighborhood, he decided to go out despite his grandfather’s advice.

Khosrow was detained that day and taken to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ facility in Mahabad. He spent less than a month there before being moved to a prison in Urmia.

On December 16. 1981, Khosrow’s father,  Hasan, along with Ghafouri Chaychi,  his uncle visited the detention center to meet him, only to be informed that Khosrow had been executed some days earlier.

On December 13. 1981, 13 Kurdish man from the city of Mahabad were executed. Their families held a simple memorial ceremony in a local mosque and the bodies were put to rest in the cities only cemetery.

Khosrow’s lifeless body showed signs of burns, likely from cigarettes, and numerous wounds were apparent.

According to his family, Khosrow was a well-mannered young man who was executed at the age of 17. He was innocent, having never been affiliated with any political party opposing the Islamic Republic, and he had not been accused of any actions that would justify such treatment by the authorities.

The heartbreaking news of their execution was also announced by oppositions news agencies. Their names were published by Komala Khabarnameh. According to this source the victims are as follows.

1. Ibrahim Saboonchi

2. Mohammad Karimi

3. Reza Nawakhwa

4. Hossein Mahmoudi

5. Karim Islami

6. Abubakr Rahimi

7. Abdulrahman Panahandeh

8. Younes Mohajeri

9. Mustafa Ismailzadeh

10. Khalil Balouri

11. Mamosta Sawjayi

12. Ali Qaderzadeh Mukri

13. Khosrow Salahzadeh

May their souls rest in peace and hopefully the international community take a stand and condemns the unlawful killing of these young men.

Nemiran Center