Sohrab Aarabi (also spelled Arabi) (Persian: سهراب اعرابی Sohrāb A'rābī; 23 February 1990 – 15 June 2009) was a 19-year-old Iranian pro-democracy student whose death became a symbol of protests during 2009 post election unrest in Iran.

Parvin Fahimi, Arabi's mother, disclosed how pictures of between 50 and 60 people of those said to have died, were shown to her after being summoned by the Revolutionary Court, according to The Guardian.

[9] Following Mousavi's visit, Mehdi Karroubi, the Chairman of National Confidence Party and a presidential hopeful in 2009 election, also met Sohrab's family and showed solidarity with his relatives.

[10] According to Los Angeles Times, it was reported that Iranian intelligence officers went to the funeral before it started, cautioning that any form of protest would lead to detention and further difficulty for the family of Sohrab Arabi.

[11] Sohrab Arabi's death generated fear among several dozen families camping outside Evin prison, trying to learn the fate of loved ones who vanished in post-election turmoil.