Rahman Hatfi

Rahman Hatfi (Persian: رحمان هاتفی; 1941 – 10 July 1983), also known by the nickname Haider Mehrgan, was a journalist and left-wing political activist from Iran. He served as the editor of the Kayhan newspaper on the eve of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and later became the editor of Namah Mardom while being a member of the Tudeh Party of Iran. Hatfi was arrested in May 1983 and subsequently died under suspicious circumstances on July 10, 1983. One account suggests he was killed under torture in Towhid Prison, while another story claims he took his own life in his prison cell.