Asghar Velayati
اصغر ولایتی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- pickle seller
- Cause of death
- killed by security forces
Biography
Asghar Velayati was a resident of the Khazaneh Bokharaei neighborhood in South Tehran who supported his underprivileged family by selling pickles. He was well-known in his community for his good character and kind ethics. He was killed by government security forces during a revolutionary wave in January 2026.
اصغر ولایتی از اهالی محله خزانه بخارایی در جنوب تهران بود که در خانوادهای کمبرخوردار زندگی میکرد و از طریق ترشیفروشی امرار معاش مینمود. او در محله خود به حسن خلق و رفتار نیک شناخته میشد. اصغر ولایتی در جریان خیزش انقلابی در دیماه ۱۴۰۴ به دست نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد.
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A memorial portrait of Asghar Velayati, a resident of the Khazaneh Bokharaei neighborhood in South Tehran who was killed by security forces during the revolutionary events in January 2026.
A portrait of Asghar Velayati, who along with Saeid Najafi, was reportedly killed by security forces in Tehran during the January 2026 revolutionary wave.