Khosrow Alikordi

Khosrow Alikordi (Persian: خسرو علیکردی; 26 November 1979 – 6 December 2025) was an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. He was known for representing political prisoners, protesters, and the justice-seeking families of those killed in the Mahsa Amini protests. As a result of his work, he was sentenced to imprisonment, exile, and a ban on practicing law.

His body was discovered on 6 December 2025, in his office in Mashhad. Although official authorities declared a "heart attack" as the cause of death, many lawyers, human rights activists, and his family considered his death suspicious and a "state-sponsored murder." They cited evidence such as bleeding and the confiscation of 16 CCTV cameras from his office by security forces. His death sparked widespread reactions among opponents of the Islamic Republic, and human rights organizations called for an independent international investigation.