Babak Matin Azad
بابک متین آزاد
- Age
- 50
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- shot in the back of the head by security forces
Biography
Babak Matin Azad was a 50-year-old father of two boys, aged 4 and 9, who was killed by security forces in Tehran on January 9, 2026. He died from a direct gunshot wound to the back of his head during the protests. His family was kept in the dark about his fate for several days and misled by authorities before finally identifying his body through a photograph.
بابک متین آزاد، پدر ۵۰ ساله دو پسر ۴ و ۹ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران بر اثر شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی به پشت سرش کشته شد. خانواده او به مدت چهار روز از سرنوشت وی بیخبر بودند و در حالی که مقامات به دروغ مدعی شده بودند او در بازداشت است، در نهایت پیکر او را از روی تصویر شناسایی کرده و به خاک سپردند.
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Portrait of Babak Matin Azad, 50, who was killed by a gunshot to the head by security forces in Tehran on January 9, 2026.
Babak Matin Azad, 50, was killed in Tehran on January 9, 2026, after being shot in the back of the head by security forces.
A memorial portrait of 50-year-old Babak Matin Azad, who was reportedly killed by security forces in Tehran on January 9, 2026.