Alireza Tavakoli
علیرضا توکلی
- Age
- 19
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Lahijan (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Isfahan
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+3 more)
- Profession
- restaurant worker
- Cause of death
- shot in the head by security forces
Biography
Alireza Tavakoli was a 19-year-old restaurant worker who moved from Isfahan to Lahijan with his mother. On January 8, 2026, after completing his shift, he left a message for his colleagues saying he was heading to Shohada Square to join the protests. He was killed by a direct shot to the head by security forces less than 100 meters from the square.
علیرضا توکلی جوان ۱۹ سالهای بود که به همراه مادرش از اصفهان به لاهیجان مهاجرت کرده بود. او که به عنوان کارگر رستوران فعالیت میکرد، در غروب ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ پس از پایان کار، با گذاشتن پیامی برای همکارانش راهی میدان شهدا شد. او در فاصله کوتاهی از این میدان بر اثر شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به سرش جان باخت.
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A portrait of Alireza Tavakoli, wearing a white sweatshirt with 'IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING' printed on it, who was killed by security forces in Lahijan on January 8, 2026.
A memorial photograph of Alireza Tavakoli, a restaurant worker in Lahijan who was shot in the head near Shohada Square during protests on January 8.
A message written on a window by Alireza Tavakoli, a restaurant worker in Lahijan who was shot in the head after heading to protests at Shohada Square on January 8.
Alireza Tavakoli, born in 2005 and a resident of Lahijan originally from Isfahan, is commemorated in this memorial image following his death in the context of the Lion and Sun revolution.
A memorial photo of Alireza Tavakoli, born in 2005, surrounded by flowers and candles, shared by his mother on the 40th day after his death.
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Mourners gather at the grave of Alireza Tavakoli for his 40th-day memorial, holding his portrait and releasing white birds into the sky.
A memorial portrait of Alireza Tavakoli, a 19-year-old from Lahijan who is described as a martyr for the homeland on January 8 (18 Dey).