Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand
داریوش انصاری بختیاروند
- Age
- 37
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 31 December 2025
- Place of death
- Fooladshahr (+10 more)
- Hometown
- Fooladshahr
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Profession
- singer and music artist
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand was a 37-year-old Lor singer and music artist from Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province. He was killed by direct gunfire from government forces during protests in Fooladshahr on December 31, 2025, dying before he could reach a medical center. A video showing him singing a heroic Lori song inspired by the Shahnameh circulated after his death. His funeral, held on January 2, 2026, saw a large gathering of mourners.
داریوش انصاری بختیاروند، خواننده و موزیسین ۳۷ ساله لر اهل فولادشهر استان اصفهان بود. او در تاریخ ۱۰ دی ۱۴۰۴ (۳۱ دسامبر ۲۰۲۵) در جریان اعتراضات فولادشهر با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد و پیش از رسیدن به مرکز درمانی جان باخت. ویدیویی از او در حال خواندن یک آواز حماسی لری برگرفته از شاهنامه پس از کشته شدنش منتشر شد. مراسم خاکسپاری او در تاریخ ۱۲ دی ۱۴۰۴ (۲ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶) با حضور گسترده مردم برگزار گردید.
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Portrait of Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester who was reportedly killed by direct gunfire from government forces during night protests in Fouladshahr on December 31, 2025.
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The lifeless body of 37-year-old Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, who was killed by direct gunfire from government forces during night protests in Fooladshahr on December 31, 2025.
Portrait of Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, who was reportedly killed by security forces in Fooladshahr, Isfahan, on December 31, 2025.
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Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester from Fooladshahr who was killed by direct gunfire from government agents, is shown in this video singing an epic Luri song inspired by the Shahnameh.
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A large crowd gathers in Fuladshahr for the funeral ceremony of Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester killed by security forces.
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A large funeral procession for Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester killed by security forces in Fouladshahr, Isfahan, held on January 2, 2026.
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Crowds gather for the funeral ceremony of Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester killed by direct fire from security forces in Fooladshahr on January 2, 2026.
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Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old protester in Fooladshahr, sings a heroic Lori song before being killed by security forces during protests on December 31, 2025.
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Memorial video for Javidnam Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, who was reportedly killed by direct fire from security forces in Fouladshahr on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
A memorial portrait of Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 37-year-old Lor singer and music artist from Fooladshahr, Isfahan, who was killed during protests on December 31, 2025.