Amir Javadifar Langarudi

Amir Javadifar Langaroudi, a student of industrial management at Azad University of Qazvin, a songwriter, and an aspiring actor, was arrested during the protests on 9 July 2009 and died in custody at Kahrizak Detention Centre. His death attracted significant media attention.

According to his relatives, five days after his arrest, his body was handed over to the forensic medicine authority, and 12 days later, his family was informed of his death. Reports regarding the circumstances and location of his death vary. The special committee of the Iranian Parliament and the Javadifar family reported that he died while being transferred from Kahrizak to Evin. Saeed Mortazavi denied any harm to him at Kahrizak Detention Centre, asserting that he had been injured in a confrontation with officers before his arrest and had been hospitalised before being transferred to the detention centre.

Following his death, a court was held in Iran. During this trial, the then Tehran prosecutor and two prominent judges were questioned. Three death sentences were issued, but these were commuted with the consent of the families involved, including the Javadifar family. Later, the Javadifar family withdrew their complaint against Saeed Mortazavi, the then prosecutor. In response to the deaths of Javadifar and others at Kahrizak Detention Centre, the facility was closed by direct order of Seyed Ali Khamenei.