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Javad Ganji
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Javad Ganji

جواد گنجی

Sex
male
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Sadeghiyeh Square, Tehran
Hometown
security forces during protests in Sadeghiyeh Square
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution
Cause of death
shot by security forces

Biography

Javad Ganji was a protester who was killed during demonstrations in Tehran on January 8, 2026. He died after being shot directly by the security forces of the Islamic Republic in Sadeghiyeh Square while participating in the movement for freedom. He is remembered as a 'Javidnam' (eternal name) within the Iranian protest movement.

جواد گنجی یکی از معترضانی بود که در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات مردمی در تهران جان باخت. او در میدان صادقیه با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد. نام او به عنوان یکی از جان‌باختگان راه آزادی (جاویدنام) در یادها باقی مانده است.

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