Anila Aboutalebian
آنیلا ابوطالبیان
- Age
- 8
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Isfahan (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Isfahan
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+3 more)
- Profession
- student
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Anila Abutalebian was an eight-year-old child from Isfahan who was killed by gunfire during protest movements on January 9, 2026. She is remembered as an innocent victim whose life was cut short by state violence, with memorial images often depicting her in a graduation gown. Human rights activists have documented her as a 'martyr on the path to freedom.'
آنیلا ابوطالبیان کودک هشتسالهای اهل اصفهان بود که در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ بر اثر شلیک گلوله در جریان اعتراضات جان باخت. از او به عنوان نمادی از معصومیت یاد میشود که زندگیاش با خشونت نیروهای امنیتی پایان یافت و در تصاویر یادبود اغلب با لباس فارغالتحصیلی دیده میشود. فعالان حقوق بشر از او به عنوان شهید راه آزادی یاد کردهاند.
Archive — 5 items
A memorial portrait of 8-year-old Anila Aboutalebian from Isfahan, pictured in a graduation gown and cap, dated January 9, 2026.
A memorial portrait of 8-year-old Anila Abutalebian from Isfahan, dated January 9, 2026.
VIDEO
A memorial montage for Anila AbuTalebian, a child identified as a martyr killed by gunfire in Isfahan.
VIDEO
Memorial slides identifying Anila Aboutalebian (8), Asra Tavousi-Nia (14), Benyamin Alizadeh (14), and Sina Ashkbousi (17) as children killed by the Iranian regime, preceded by night footage of street protests.
Anila Abotalbian, identified as a child victim of the IRGC, is shown sitting on a yellow motor scooter.