Ali "Alireza" Fazeli Monfared (January 2, 2001 – May 4, 2021) was a 20-year-old Iranian man who was kidnapped and decapitated by three men, namely his half-brother and two cousins, near the city of Ahvaz in Iran's Khuzestan Province because of his sexual orientation.

News of the situation garnered significant social media attention and coverage and calls by activists and celebrities to challenge homophobia in Iran.

[1][2][3] Identified as a case of honor killing, the murder by beheading[1] was committed days after Fazeli Monfared's half-brother learned about his sexual orientation from his military service exemption card.

"[13] Activists and celebrities, including American singer Demi Lovato, posted on social media about the murder to raise awareness of homophobia in Iran.

[14] Iranian LGBT activist Masih Alinejad, who lives in the United States, told Insider that "I went to look at his page and I found that he was so full of life.