Arshia Askari
ارشیا عسکری
- Age
- 17
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Mashhad (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Mashhad
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- died from gunshot wounds
Biography
Arshia Askari, a 17-year-old, was shot in front of Mashhad IRIB on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolution. He was wounded by a bullet and later died in a hospital. Firefighter Hamid Mahdavi carried him away from the scene in an attempt to save him. Arshia is remembered as a son of Iran and an eternal sacrifice for his homeland.
ارشیا عسکری، نوجوان ۱۷ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان انقلاب شیر و خورشید، مقابل صداوسیمای مشهد با گلوله مجروح شد. او با گلوله مجروح شد و در بیمارستان جان باخت. حمید مهدوی، آتشنشان جاویدنام، او را روی دوش گرفت تا از صحنه دور کند و نجاتش دهد. او به عنوان فرزند ایران و جانفدای میهن یاد میشود.
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Memorial portrait of 17-year-old Arshia Askari, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Mashhad during the Lion and Sun revolution.
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A memorial portrait of Arshia Askari, age 17, who was killed in Mashhad IRIB on January 8, 2026 during the Lion and Sun revolution.
A memorial portrait of Arshia Askari, who is described as the son of Iran and an eternal sacrifice for the homeland.