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Aref Tabaraei, a 24-year-old law student, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Mashhad, Iran. He died after being shot by security forces of the Islamic Republic. The incident occurred in the Haft-e Tir area of Mashhad, where he was reportedly hit by a bullet to his flank. Tabaraei was described as a patriot and was buried in Sabzevar. Following his death, there were attempts to label Aref Tabaraei as a Basij member and a martyr, despite evidence indicating he was killed by government agents during a period referred to as the "Lion & Sun Revolution."

عارف تبرائی، دانشجوی ۲۴ ساله وکالت، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در مشهد جان باخت. او با شلیک مستقیم ماموران جمهوری اسلامی به قتل رسید. این حادثه در منطقه هفت تیر مشهد رخ داد و گزارش شده که او از ناحیه پهلو مورد اصابت گلوله قرار گرفته است. تبرائی جوانی میهن‌پرست توصیف شده و در سبزوار به خاک سپرده شد. پس از جان باختن عارف تبرائی، تلاش‌هایی صورت گرفت تا او را بسیجی و شهید بنامند، در حالی که شواهد حاکی از کشته شدن او توسط ماموران حکومتی در جریان آنچه «انقلاب شیر و خورشید» نامیده شده، است.