Danial Barakati
دانیال برکتی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehranpars, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- behind and
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- shot from behind by plainclothes security forces
Biography
Danial Barakati was shot and killed from behind by plainclothes security forces near the Amir al-Mu'minin Mosque in Tehranpars, Tehran, on January 8, 2026. At the time of his death, he did not have identification documents, and state media subsequently claimed he was a member of the Basij militia. His death remains a documented instance of the use of lethal force against individuals during periods of unrest.
دانیال برکتی در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله تهرانپارس تهران، در نزدیکی مسجد امیرالمؤمنین، بر اثر شلیک نیروهای لباسشخصی از پشت جان باخت. او در زمان حادثه مدارک شناسایی به همراه نداشت و رسانههای دولتی بعداً او را به عنوان یک بسیجی معرفی کردند. نام او به عنوان یکی از جانباختگان اعتراضات در سوابق حقوق بشری ثبت شده است.
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The body of Danial Barakati, who was reportedly shot from behind and killed by plainclothes forces in Tehranpars, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
A screenshot of chat messages reporting the killing of Danial Barakati by plainclothes forces in the Tehranpars neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
Danial Barakati was reportedly shot and killed from behind by plainclothes forces near Amir al-Mu'minin Mosque in Tehranpars, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.