Hojatollah Motaghi
حجتالله متقی
- Age
- 57
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- killed by security forces
Biography
Hojatollah Motaghi was a 57-year-old resident of Tehran who was killed by security forces of the Islamic Republic on January 8, 2026. Initially unrecognized in broader media, his death was later documented with his burial recorded in Section 337 of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery. He is identified in victim registries as number 2954 among those who lost their lives during the protests.
حجتالله متقی، ۵۷ ساله و اهل تهران، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ توسط مأموران جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد. او که پیش از این در رسانهها ناشناخته مانده بود، با شماره ۲۹۵۴ در لیستهای مربوط به جانباختگان ثبت شده است. مزار او در قطعه ۳۳۷ بهشتزهرای تهران واقع شده است.
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A portrait of 57-year-old Hojatollah Motaghi from Tehran, who was killed by Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026.
Portrait of Hojatollah Motaghi, a 57-year-old man from Tehran who was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026.
The gravestone of Hojatollah Motaghi, a javidnam identified as a protest victim, showing his death date of January 8, 2026 (18 Dey 1404) and burial in Tehran.