Arvin Vafaei
آروین وفایی
- Age
- 17
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Piroozi Street, Tehran (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Arvin Vafaei was a 17-year-old youth who was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, in the Piroozi neighborhood of Tehran. He was fatally shot by direct gunfire during protest activities and has since been commemorated as a patriotic martyr of the movement.
آروین وفایی نوجوان ۱۷ سالهای بود که در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در خیابان پیروزی تهران با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی جان باخت. از او به عنوان نوجوانی میهنپرست یاد میشود که در جریان اعتراضات هدف گلوله قرار گرفت و به جمع جاویدنامان وطن پیوست.
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Arvin Vafaei, 17, was killed by security forces on January 8 in the Piroozi neighborhood of Tehran.
VIDEO
A memorial video featuring Arvin Vafaei, a 17-year-old killed by direct gunfire on Pirouzi Street in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
VIDEO
Memorial video for 17-year-old Arvin Vafaei, showing his portrait and footage of mourners, following reports that he was killed by security forces on Piroozi Street, Tehran, on January 8th.