Karim Heidari
کریم حیدری
- Age
- 31
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Bandar Ganaveh (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Bandar Ganaveh
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- athlete
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Karim Heidari was a 31-year-old athlete and father of a 3.5-year-old daughter who was killed during protests in front of the Ganaveh Governor's Office. He was reportedly shot twice in the heart by security forces on January 8, 2026. Following his death, his body was seized by authorities, leaving his family without information for six days.
کریم حیدری، ورزشکار ۳۱ ساله و پدر دختری ۳.۵ ساله بود که در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در مقابل فرمانداری بندر گناوه با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. او با اصابت دو گلوله به قلبش کشته شد و پس از آن، پیکرش توسط نیروهای حکومتی ربوده شد که منجر به بیخبری شش روزه خانوادهاش از وضعیت وی گردید.
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Karim Heidari, 31, was killed by IRGC forces in Bandar Ganaveh on January 8, 2026, and his body was reportedly stolen by the authorities.
A portrait of Karim Heidari, a 31-year-old athlete who was killed on January 8, 2026, in front of the Ganaveh Governor's Office, holding his 3.5-year-old daughter.
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Memorial images showing Javidnam Karim Heidari, a 31-year-old father, with his young daughter before he was killed by security forces in Bandar Ganaveh on January 8, 2026.