Farzad Kamangar (Persian: فرزاد کمانگر; c. 23 May 1975 – 9 May 2010) was an Iranian Kurdish teacher, poet, journalist, human rights activist and social worker from the city of Kamyaran, Iran who was executed on 9 May 2010.

An Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Kamangar to death on February 25, 2008, on charges against national security including being a member of PJAK and accusations of active participation in several bombing attacks among which was the 2006 explosion in the Iran-Turkey gas export pipeline.

As Iran’s authoritarian regime yoked the forces of theocratic fanaticism and the nation-state in the service of a Persian and Shi’a Islamic Republic, exclusive of and discriminatory towards ethno-racial and religious minorities, Kamangar counters with a primary school teacher’s mild-mannered defiance and irrepressible dreams."

Still I was not allowed to have any contact with a lawyer or my family...." A part of Kamangar's letter "Be Strong Comrades": "Is it possible to carry the heavy burden of being a teacher and be responsible for spreading the seeds of knowledge and still be silent?

"[16] a quote from Farzad's letter to his students: "Boys of the land of the sun, I know you cannot sit, sing, and laugh with your classmates anymore, because after the tragedy of becoming a man, you have to face the grief of having to “earn bread”.