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Alireza Kharpou was a 20-year-old weightlifter from Dizicheh, Isfahan, who had recently become engaged. His life was cut short on January 8, 2026, during the protest movement in his hometown. On the day of the incident, Alireza was initially wounded in the leg by gunfire and subsequently taken into custody by Basij forces. Despite being injured and defenseless while in their control, he was fatally shot in the throat. For eight days following his arrest, authorities misled his family, claiming that he was still alive. It was only after this period of uncertainty that his family was finally informed of his death and instructed to collect his body.

علیرضا خارپور، وزنه‌بردار ۲۰ ساله و ساکن دیزیچه در استان اصفهان بود. او که به‌تازگی پیمان ازدواج بسته و به عنوان تازه‌داماد شناخته می‌شد، در جریان اعتراضات دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ هدف خشونت نیروهای امنیتی قرار گرفت. در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه، علیرضا ابتدا با شلیک گلوله از ناحیه پا مجروح و سپس توسط نیروهای بسیج بازداشت شد. با وجود اینکه او در وضعیت مجروح و بی‌دفاع در اختیار این نیروها بود، بر اثر شلیک مستقیم به گلو جان خود را از دست داد. پس از بازداشت، نهادهای امنیتی به مدت هشت روز خانواده او را در بی‌خبری و بیم و امید نگه داشتند و مدعی بودند که او زنده است. سرانجام پس از گذشت بیش از یک هفته، خبر جان‌باختن او اعلام و پیکرش به خانواده تحویل داده شد.