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Mehdi Mirzaei

مهدی میرزایی

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Mehdi Mirzaei, a 23-year-old barber from Arak residing in Tehran, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran. He died from a direct gunshot to the heart, reportedly at the hands of security forces during the Lion and Sun Revolution protests. As an only child, Mehdi was the guardian of his mother. Following his death, security forces exerted pressure on his family, threatening them to declare him a Basiji. His mother, however, steadfastly refused to accept this coerced narrative, insisting on his true identity despite the threats.

مهدی میرزایی، آرایشگری ۲۳ ساله اهل اراک و ساکن تهران، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران کشته شد. او بر اثر شلیک مستقیم به قلب جان باخت و این اتفاق در جریان اعتراضات انقلاب شیر و خورشید رخ داد. مهدی تک‌فرزند و سرپرست مادرش بود. پس از جان باختن او، نهادهای امنیتی خانواده‌اش را تحت فشار و تهدید قرار دادند تا او را «بسیجی» اعلام کنند. اما مادرش با وجود تهدیدها از پذیرش این روایت اجباری خودداری کرد و بر هویت واقعی فرزندش پافشاری نمود.

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