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Kaveh Eftekhari

کاوه افتخاری

Age: 21
Sex: male
Date of death: 8 January 2026
Place of death: Karaj (+15 more)
Hometown: the top of a mosque in Shahin Vila
Event: Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
Profession: architecture student
Cause of death: fatally shot in the heart by a sniper, reportedly by security forces

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Kaveh Eftekhari, a 21-year-old architecture student at Gohardasht Azad University in Karaj, was fatally shot on the evening of January 8, 2026. He was reportedly hit in the heart by a sniper from a mosque on Qalam Street in Shahin Vila, Karaj, while attempting to assist wounded individuals during protests. After being transferred to a hospital, he died from his injuries and was subsequently buried in Avaj County.

کاوه افتخاری، دانشجوی ۲۱ سالهٔ معماری دانشگاه آزاد گوهردشت کرج، در شامگاه ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ به ضرب گلوله کشته شد. او در جریان اعتراضات در کرج، در حالی که در تلاش برای کمک به مجروحان بود، از بالای مسجدی در خیابان قلم شاهین‌ویلای کرج توسط تک‌تیرانداز از ناحیه قلب مورد اصابت گلوله قرار گرفت. پس از انتقال به بیمارستان، بر اثر شدت جراحات جان باخت و در شهرستان آوج به خاک سپرده شد.

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Kaveh Eftekhari, a 21-year-old architecture student at Gohardasht Azad University in Karaj, was fatally shot on the evening of January 8, 2026, during protests in Karaj. He was reportedly hit in the heart by a sniper while attempting to assist wounded individuals. The fatal shot reportedly came from a mosque located on Qalam Street in Shahin Vila, Karaj. After being wounded, Kaveh was transferred to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. His death has been attributed to security forces during what is known as the "Lion and Sun Revolution." Remembered as a young man who "sang, laughed, danced, and lived life," Kaveh Eftekhari was later buried in Avaj County.

کاوه افتخاری، دانشجوی ۲۱ سالهٔ معماری دانشگاه آزاد گوهردشت کرج، شامگاه ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات در کرج به ضرب گلوله کشته شد. او در حالی که تلاش می‌کرد به مجروحان کمک کند، هدف تیر تک‌تیراندازی قرار گرفت که به قلبش اصابت کرد. گزارش‌ها حاکی از آن است که تیراندازی از بالای مسجدی در خیابان قلم شاهین‌ویلای کرج صورت گرفته است. کاوه پس از زخمی شدن به بیمارستان منتقل شد اما بر اثر شدت جراحات جان باخت. مرگ او به نیروهای امنیتی در جریان «انقلاب شیر و خورشید» نسبت داده شده است. کاوه افتخاری جوانی بود که «می‌خوانْد، می‌خندید، می‌رقصید و زندگی را زندگی می‌کرد.» او پس از جان باختن در شهرستان آوج به خاک سپرده شد.

Archive — 10 items

Memorial portrait of Kaveh Eftekhari, Gohardasht, Karaj, on 19 Dey 1404 (January 9, 2026).

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Gohardasht, Karaj, Iran9 Jan 2026

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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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Karaj, Iran

VIDEO

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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Shahinvila, Karaj, Iran2026-01

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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.

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Shahin-Vila, Karaj, Iran2026-01

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.

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Karaj, Iran2026-01

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.

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Shahin Vila, Karaj2026-01

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.

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Karaj, Iran2026-01

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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Karaj, Iran2026-01

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A memorial video for 21-year-old Kaveh Eftekhari, who was killed in Karaj on January 9, 2026.

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Karaj, Iran9 Jan 2026

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Memorial portrait of Kaveh Eftekhari, a 21-year-old architecture student at Gohardasht Azad University in Karaj, killed on the evening of 8 January during the Lion and Sun Revolution by a direct shot to the heart.

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Karaj8 Jan 2026

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