Kaveh Eftekhari
کاوه افتخاری
- Age
- 21
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Karaj (+3 more)
- Hometown
- Avaj
- Event
- Lion and Sun National Revolution (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- shot in the heart by a sniper while helping the wounded
Biography
Kaveh Eftekhari was a 21-year-old man who was fatally shot during protests in Karaj on January 9, 2026. He was reportedly targeted by a sniper positioned on the roof of a mosque in the Shahin Vila neighborhood while he was assisting other wounded individuals. He passed away at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the heart and was subsequently buried in Avaj.
کاوه افتخاری جوان ۲۱ سالهای بود که در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات کرج جان باخت. او در محله شاهینویلا، در حالی که مشغول کمک به سایر مجروحان بود، هدف شلیک تکتیرانداز از بالای مسجدی در خیابان قلم قرار گرفت. او پس از اصابت گلوله به قلب و انتقال به بیمارستان جان سپرد و در شهرستان آوج به خاک سپرده شد.
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Kaveh Eftekhari, 21, was shot in the heart by a sniper while helping wounded individuals in Karaj.
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Graphic footage captures the final moments of 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was fatally shot from a mosque on Qalam Street in Karaj's Shahinvila neighborhood and later buried in Avaj.
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Footage shows the final moments of 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was reportedly shot from a mosque in Karaj and later died from his injuries.
A portrait of 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was reportedly shot from the top of a mosque on Qalam Street in the Shahin Vila neighborhood of Karaj and died after being taken to the hospital.
A portrait of 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was reportedly shot from a mosque roof in the Shahin Vila neighborhood of Karaj and died later in the hospital.
Kaveh Eftekhari, a 21-year-old man, was killed after being shot from the top of a mosque in Shahin Vila, Karaj, and was later buried in Avaj.
Memorial poster for Kaveh Eftekhari, a 21-year-old reportedly killed by gunfire from a mosque in the Shahin-vila neighborhood of Karaj and buried in Avaj.
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A memorial video for 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was killed in Karaj on January 9, 2026.