Ehsan Afshari
احسان افشاری
- Age
- 39
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Ehsan Afshari was a 39-year-old Iranian-Swedish dual citizen who was killed in Tehran after being shot twice in the abdomen and side by security forces on January 8, 2026. His family located his body in Kahrizak in late January, identifying him only by a tattoo on his hand due to the condition of his face. Security forces had informed the family of his death one day after the shooting occurred.
احسان افشاری، شهروند ۳۹ ساله دوتابعیتی ایرانی-سوئدی، در ۱۸ دیماه ۱۴۰۴ در پی شلیک دو گلوله به شکم و پهلو توسط مأموران جمهوری اسلامی در تهران جان باخت. خانواده وی پیکر او را اواخر دیماه در کهریزک یافتند که به دلیل وضعیت صورت، تنها از روی تتوی روی دستش شناسایی شد. پیش از آن، نیروهای امنیتی در ۱۹ دیماه خبر جانباختن او را به خانوادهاش اعلام کرده بودند.