Afsaneh Mahdi Nezhad
افسانه مهدینژاد
- Age
- 10
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Rasht (+4 more)
- Hometown
- Rasht
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+3 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Afsaneh Mehdinezhad was a mother who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Rasht. She was shot in the heart by security forces, an act that deeply affected her ten-year-old son, Iliya, who expressed his profound grief and anger. Memorials for her describe her as a "child of Iran" who sacrificed her life for the homeland.
افسانه مهدینژاد، مادری بود که در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ با شلیک ماموران جمهوری اسلامی در رشت کشته شد. پسر ده سالهاش، ایلیا، غم و خشم عمیق خود را از مرگ او ابراز کرد و گفت که قاتلان مادرش را میشناسد. در یادبودهایش، او به عنوان «فرزند ایران» و کسی که جان خود را فدای میهن کرده، توصیف شده است.
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Afsaneh Mehdinezhad, pictured here by the sea holding a cake, was killed by security forces in Rasht on January 8, 2026.
A portrait of Afsaneh Mehdi-Nezhad, identified as a child of Iran and a martyr for the nation, seated in a cafe.
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A video showing Afsaneh Mehdinejad, a mother killed by state forces.
A memorial photo of Afsaneh Mahdinejad, a mother killed by the Islamic Republic, sitting at a table with her son and a birthday cake.
A memorial image of Afsaneh Mahdi Nezhad, a mother reportedly killed by the Islamic Republic, shown kissing her young son next to a red cake.
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A 10-year-old boy cries for Afsaneh Mahdi Nejad, who is identified as a memorial subject of the Lion and Sun Revolution in Rasht.
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A ten-year-old boy named Iliya is shown crying and being comforted during a memorial for his mother, Afsaneh Mehdinejad, who was reportedly killed by regime forces.
A portrait of Afsaneh Mehdi Nejad, described in the caption as a 'Child of Iran' who sacrificed her life for the homeland.
A memorial display for Afsaneh Mehdinezhad.