Aida Heidari
آیدا حیدری
- Age
- 23 (+1 more)
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Sadeghiyeh, Tehran (+5 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- Medical student at the University of Tehran
- Cause of death
- shot by direct gunfire from security forces
Biography
Aida Heidari was a 23-year-old medical student at the University of Tehran who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces on January 8, 2026, in the Sadeghiyeh district of Tehran. Her mother was documented mourning her loss on their home balcony and sharing memories of her daughter's medical studies. She is honored as a 'Javidnam' or immortal soul of the Iranian protest movement.
آیدا حیدری دانشجوی ۲۳ ساله پزشکی دانشگاه تهران بود که در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی در فلکه دوم صادقیه تهران کشته شد. پس از مرگ او، ویدیوهایی از سوگواری شبانه مادرش بر بالکن خانه و مرور وسایل بهجامانده از او شامل کتابهای پزشکی و روپوش سفیدش در شبکههای اجتماعی منتشر شد. از او با عنوان «جاویدنام» و یکی از جانفدایان میهن یاد میشود.
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Aida Heydari, a 23-year-old medical student, was reportedly killed by security forces' direct gunfire in the Sadeghiyeh neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
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The mother of 23-year-old medical student Aida Heydari is filmed mourning on her balcony at night after her daughter was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran.
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These images show Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student at Tehran University, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student, was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
A portrait of Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student who was killed by security forces with direct live ammunition in the Sadeghiyeh district of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
A memorial poster for Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student killed by security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, announcing her 40th-day memorial service.
A memorial for 23-year-old medical student Aida Heidari, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
A death announcement poster for Aida Heydari, a 23-year-old medical student killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
The flower-covered grave of Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
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A memorial service for Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, in Sadeghiyeh, Tehran.
Aida Heidari, a 23-year-old medical student at the University of Tehran, was killed by direct fire from Islamic Republic forces in Sadeghieh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
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The mother of medical student Aida Heydari looks through her late daughter's belongings, including medical textbooks and a lab coat, as a memorial.
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The mother of Dr. Aida Heidari, a victim of state violence, speaks about the enduring pain of her loss while showing her daughter's medical books and personal belongings.
Portrait of 21-year-old medical student Aida Heydari, who was reportedly killed by direct gunfire near Sadeghiyeh Square in Tehran on January 8.