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Alireza Tavakoli
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Alireza Tavakoli

علیرضا توکلی

Age
19
Sex
male
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Lahijan, Shohada Square (+6 more)
Hometown
Isfahan
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution (+3 more)
Profession
restaurant worker
Cause of death
shot in the head by security forces

Story

Alireza Tavakoli was a 19-year-old restaurant worker originally from Isfahan who lived in Lahijan. On January 8, 2026, he left his workplace to join the protests at Shohada Square, where he was killed by a direct shot to the head by security forces. He is remembered by his mother as her 'blue butterfly,' and his death became a symbol of the movement's sacrifice.

علیرضا توکلی، کارگر ۱۹ ساله‌ای بود که اصالتاً اهل اصفهان بود و در لاهیجان زندگی می‌کرد. او در غروب ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴، محل کار خود را به قصد حضور در اعتراضات در میدان شهدا ترک کرد و در همان‌جا بر اثر شلیک مستقیم مأموران حکومتی به سرش جان باخت. مادرش او را «پروانه‌ی آبی» خود می‌نامید و یاد او به عنوان یکی از جان‌باختگان راه آزادی گرامی داشته می‌شود.

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Alireza Tavakoli was 19, from Isfahan, and worked in a restaurant in Lahijan. On the evening of January 8, 2026, he left work to join protests at Shohada Square. Before he went, he messaged his coworkers: "I am Ali, I am going to Shohada Square." Security forces shot him in the head soon after he arrived, killing him. His mother called him her "blue butterfly." At his 40th-day memorial, she spoke of her grief and wrote about how she imagined he might have looked as a groom. Mourners in the Lion and Sun movement gather at his grave with flowers and the release of white birds.

علیرضا توکلی، ۱۹ ساله، اصالتاً اهل اصفهان بود و در لاهیجان در یک رستوران کار می‌کرد. غروب ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ محل کار را ترک کرد تا به اعتراضات میدان شهدا بپیوندد. پیش از رفتن برای همکاران پیام نوشت: «علی‌ام، می‌رم میدان شهدا.» اندکی پس از رسیدن، مأموران حکومتی با شلیک مستقیم به سر او را کشتند. مادرش او را «پروانهٔ آبی» می‌خواند. در مراسم چهلم، با اندوه از او یاد کرد و نوشت تصور می‌کند اگر روزی داماد می‌شد چه سیمایی داشت. سوگواران راه آزادی و انقلاب شیر و خورشید با گل و رها کردن پرندگان سفید بر مزارش گرد می‌آیند.

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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 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.

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Lahijan, Iran8 Jan 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 memorial photograph of Alireza Tavakoli, a restaurant worker in Lahijan who was shot in the head near Shohada Square during protests on January 8.

iran_revolution_2026javidnamalireza_tavakolilion_and_sun_revolutionlion_and_sun
Lahijan, Gilan, Iran8 Jan 2026
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.

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.

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Lahijan, Iran8 Jan 2026
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. VIDEO

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.

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Lahijan
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. VIDEO

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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Lahijan
Mourners gather at the grave of Alireza Tavakoli for his 40th-day memorial, holding his portrait and releasing white birds into the sky. VIDEO

Mourners gather at the grave of Alireza Tavakoli for his 40th-day memorial, holding his portrait and releasing white birds into the sky.

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Lahijan, Iran
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).

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).

iran_revolution_2026javidnamalireza_tavakolilahijanlion_and_sun_revolution
Lahijan, Iran8 Jan 2026

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