Karim Heidari
کریم حیدری
- Age
- 31 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Bandar Ganaveh (+7 more)
- Hometown
- Bandar Ganaveh
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- athlete
- Cause of death
- shot by IRGC forces
Biography
Karim Heidari was a 31-year-old athlete and patriotic father of a 3.5-year-old daughter named Anashid. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in Bandar Ganaveh, reportedly shot twice in the heart by IRGC forces in front of the Ganaveh Governor's Office. Following his death, his body was stolen by authorities, and his family was kept uninformed for six days. His daughter later blew out his birthday candles in his absence.
کریم حیدری، ورزشکاری ۳۱ ساله و پدری میهنپرست با دختری ۳.۵ ساله به نام آناهید بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در بندر گناوه کشته شد، گفته میشود که با شلیک دو گلوله به قلبش توسط نیروهای سپاه در مقابل فرمانداری گناوه به قتل رسید. پس از کشته شدن او، پیکرش توسط مقامات ربوده شد و خانوادهاش به مدت شش روز در بیخبری به سر بردند. دخترش آناهید بعدها شمعهای کیک تولد او را در غیابش فوت کرد.
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A memorial portrait of Karim Heidari, honored in Ganaveh.
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.