Hossein Beheshti
حسین بهشتی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Afsariyeh, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Shirvan, North Khorasan
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- shot by an Islamic Republic sniper in a mosque
Biography
Hossein Beheshti was a young man originally from Shirvan, North Khorasan. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in the Afsariyeh neighborhood of Tehran after being shot by an Islamic Republic sniper while inside a mosque. He is commemorated as a 'Javidnam' (immortal) victim of the state.
حسین بهشتی، جوانی اهل شیروان در استان خراسان شمالی بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله افسریه تهران، در حالی که در یک مسجد بود، بر اثر شلیک تکتیرانداز جمهوری اسلامی جان باخت و به عنوان یکی از جانباختگان راه آزادی (جاویدنام) ثبت شد.
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Portrait of Hossein Beheshti, a resident of Shirvan who was killed by a state sniper in the Afsariyeh neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
Hossein Beheshti, a young man from Shirvan, who was reportedly killed by an Islamic Republic sniper in a mosque in Afsariyeh, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.