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Mohammad Reza Samiee was a 20-year-old resident of Shiraz who was killed during the national protest movement on January 8, 2026. He was shot by security forces in the Maaliabad neighborhood of Shiraz. In the wake of his death, authorities reportedly placed significant pressure on his family to misrepresent him as a "state martyr" rather than a victim of state violence. Prior to his death, Samiee had used his social media presence to express a deep sense of patriotism and commitment to his country. He famously wrote on Instagram that he preferred a "dignified death" over a "life of humiliation," a sentiment that came to define his legacy among those who mourn him. He also expressed a belief that his name would remain eternal through his sacrifice for Iran.

محمدرضا سمیعی، جوان ۲۰ ساله اهل شیراز، در ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ (۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶) در جریان اعتراضات سراسری در محله معالی‌آباد شیراز با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. پس از کشته شدن او، نهادهای امنیتی خانواده‌اش را تحت فشار شدید قرار دادند تا او را به عنوان «شهید حکومتی» معرفی کنند و از بیان حقیقت واقعه خودداری نمایند. محمدرضا پیش از جان‌باختن در صفحه اینستاگرام خود بر عشق به میهن تأکید کرده و نوشته بود که «مرگ با عزت» را بر «زندگی با ذلت» ترجیح می‌دهد. او در نوشته‌هایش پیش‌بینی کرده بود که نامش در راه وطن جاودانه خواهد ماند. امروزه از او به عنوان یکی از جان‌فدایان راه آزادی و میهن یاد می‌شود.