1500tasvir

+1500 Tasvir

Type of site	User account
Available in	Persian English
Area served	Media activity against the Islamic Republic of Iran
Services	Accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Telegram
URL	Official website
Launched	November 2020
Current status	Active

1500Tasvir is a social media-based activist group. The name "1500" refers to the number of people killed during the November 2019 Iran protests. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Initially, the account was established to track and repost images of those killed during these protests. However, it later evolved into a media outlet, publishing news about protests in Iran, particularly during the 2022 Iranian protests. Many images and news pieces from this account have been utilized by international Persian and non-Persian media outlets such as BBC, ^[4] CNN, ^[5] The Guardian , ^[6] Deutsche Welle, ^[7] Radio Farda ^[8] and Voice of America. ^[9]

Significant Activities

I Am Innocent

Approximately a year after the execution of Navid Afkari, the +1500 Tasvir account launched a series on social media titled "I Am Innocent," focusing on the case of Navid Afkari, ^[10] Vahid Afkari, and Habib Afkari. ^[11] This series detailed the inconsistencies and new revelations in the Afkari brothers' case, highlighting that no evidence implicated them in the alleged murder case. Instead, forced confessions obtained under torture were used by the Islamic Republic as the sole basis for Navid Afkari's execution. At the same time as the final episode of this series aired, users launched a Twitter storm using the hashtag "I Am Innocent." ^[12]

Collaboration with CNN

A few days after Nika Shakarami was killed by the Islamic Republic's suppressive forces during the nationwide protests of 2022, the +1500 Tasvir account posted on social media, asking people to share any images they had from Boulevard Keshavarz after 8 PM (the location and time of Nika Shakarami's death). Among the submitted images, the last photos of Nika Shakarami participating in protests against the Islamic Republic appeared in a report published by CNN. ^[5] This report garnered global attention and further exposed the falsified information disseminated by the Islamic Republic.

External links

• Official Website

References

1. "Not quite the Arab Spring: how protestors in Iran are using social media in innovative ways | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism". reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
2. "Iran's Gen Z movement and the hashtag wars". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
3. Ratiu, Andrea (2022-01-13). "Iranians on #SocialMedia". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
4. "Citizen reportedly shot dead by officials while celebrating national team loss". BBC News Persian (in Persian). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
5. Pourahmadi, Gianluca Mezzofiore,Katie Polglase,Adam (2022-10-27). "What really happened to Nika Shahkarami? Witnesses to her final hours cast doubt on Iran's story". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
6. "Thousands of Iranians protest in south-east to mark 'Bloody Friday'". The Guardian. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
7. "UN Secretary-General calls for independent investigation into Mahsa Amini's death". DW (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
8. فردا, رادیو. "Continued strikes by shopkeepers; violent clash with protesting students at Tehran University". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
9. "Abadan protests persist on ninth night; direct gunfire aimed at protesters". Voice of America (in Persian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
10. "Iran: Secret execution of wrestler Navid Afkari a 'travesty of justice'". Amnesty International. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
11. "Iranian wrestler who supported executed Navid Afkari disappeared". 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
12. "Brother Arrested On Death Anniversary Of Executed Iranian Wrestler". Iran International. 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2025-07-27.