Amirhossein Eshghi
امیرحسین عشقی
- Age
- 18 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Shahrak-e Valiasr, Tehran, near Police Station 153 (+8 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- student
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Amirhossein Eshghi was an 18-year-old student from Tehran who participated in the January 2026 protests. After being shot with pellets on January 7, he returned to the protests on January 8, 2026, in Shahrak-e Valiasr, Tehran. There, he was shot in the side near Police Station 153, and as he lay wounded, security forces shot him multiple times in the heart and chest, killing him. His 14-year-old brother, Aryan, was also killed near the same location after going to find Amirhossein.
امیرحسین عشقی، دانشجوی ۱۸ ساله اهل تهران، در اعتراضات دی ۱۴۰۴ شرکت داشت. او که در ۱۷ دیماه با گلوله ساچمهای مجروح شده بود، در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ به اعتراضات در شهرک ولیعصر تهران بازگشت. در آنجا، او در نزدیکی کلانتری ۱۵۳ از ناحیه پهلو هدف گلوله قرار گرفت و هنگامی که مجروح بر زمین افتاده بود، نیروهای امنیتی مانع کمکرسانی شده و با شلیک گلولههای بیشتر به قلب و سینهاش او را کشتند. برادر ۱۴ سالهاش، آرین، نیز پس از بیخبری از امیرحسین و برای یافتن او به همان محل رفته و کشته شد.
Archive — 7 items
Amirhossein Eshghi (18) and his brother Aryan Eshghi (14) from Tehran, both killed by direct gunfire from Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026.
Amirhossein Eshghi, 18, from Tehran, who was killed along with his 14-year-old brother Aryan by security forces on January 8, 2026.
A gym photo of 18-year-old Amirhossein Eshghi from Tehran, who was reportedly killed along with his 14-year-old brother Aryan by security forces on January 8, 2026.
Two memorial banners featuring portraits of brothers Amirhossein Eshghi, age 18, and Aryan Eshghi, age 14, who were reportedly killed by Islamic Republic security forces in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
Portrait of brothers Amirhossein Eshghi, 18, and Aryan Eshghi, 14, two students who were killed by security forces near Police Station 153 in Shahrak-e Valiasr, Tehran, during the January 2026 protests.
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A memorial montage for brothers Amirhossein Eshghi (19) and Aryan Eshghi (14), who were reportedly killed by direct fire from security forces near the Yaftabad police station in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
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Memorial collage for brothers Amir Hossein Eshghi, 19, and Arian Eshghi, 14, who were killed on January 8, 2026, on the streets of Tehran.