Farshid Moradi
فرشید مرادی
- Age
- 28
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Fooladshahr (+6 more)
- Hometown
- Fooladshahr
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- welder
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces' sniper fire
Biography
Farshid Moradi, a 28-year-old Bakhtiari welder from Fooladshahr, was killed on January 8, 2026, during protests in his hometown. He was reportedly shot in the head by an Islamic Republic sniper. Following his death, authorities held his body for ransom and forced his family to declare him a Basiji before releasing it for burial on January 19, 2026.
فرشید مرادی، جوانی ۲۸ ساله، بختیاری و جوشکار اهل فولادشهر بود که برای کار به عسلویه نیز میرفت. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴، همزمان با اعتراضات مردمی در فولادشهر، هدف گلوله مستقیم تکتیرانداز جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت و در همان مکان جان باخت. پس از کشته شدنش، پیکر او برای مدتی توسط رژیم گروگان گرفته شد و خانوادهاش مجبور شدند تا او را "بسیجی" معرفی کنند تا بتوانند پیکر را در ۲۹ دیماه به خاک بسپارند.
Archive — 3 items
A memorial portrait of Farshid Moradi, who was killed in Fooladshahr on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
A memorial image showing two photos of Farshid Moradi, a 28-year-old Bakhtiari welder who was killed by sniper fire during protests in Fooladshahr in January 2026.
VIDEO
A heartbroken mother dances at the memorial of her 28-year-old son, Farshid Moradi, who was reportedly killed by an Islamic Republic sniper.