Mani Safarpour
مانی صفرپور
- Age
- 18
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Salsabil neighborhood, Tehran (+4 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution (+2 more)
- Cause of death
- Shot by security forces during protests
Biography
Mani Safarpour was an 18-year-old youth killed by security forces in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran during the January 2026 protests, shortly after his 18th birthday. He was reportedly buried in Lahijan. A poignant video of his father grieving over his body while repeating the words 'Mani, you go, I'm coming' became a widely shared symbol of the movement's tragedy.
مانی صفرپور جوان ۱۸ سالهای بود که در جریان اعتراضات دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله سلسبیل تهران به دست نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. او که به تازگی تولد ۱۸ سالگی خود را جشن گرفته بود، بنا بر گزارشها در لاهیجان به خاک سپرده شد. ویدئوی سوگواری پدرش بر پیکر او در حالی که جمله «مانی، بابا تو برو من میام» را تکرار میکرد، به یکی از تصاویر اثرگذار این اعتراضات تبدیل شد.
Archive — 12 items
VIDEO
A man grieves over the body of Mani Safarpour, who was killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.
A memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan, shown here covered in snow.
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Footage from a morgue showing numerous bodies of individuals killed, including Mani Safarpour who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran.
The body of Mani Safarpour, who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and buried in Lahijan.
An image showing numerous bodies in a morgue facility, including Mani Safarpour who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and buried in Lahijan.
A memorial altar for Mani Safarpour, a young man killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.
A full-length portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.
Portrait of Mani Safarpour, an 18-year-old from Tehran, holding a birthday cake for his 18th birthday on January 8, 2026.
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A video shows Mani Safarpour celebrating his eighteenth birthday with a cake and balloons before he was killed in connection with the protests.
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Family and friends of 18-year-old Mani Safarpour, who was killed by security forces, honor him at his 40th-day memorial service by clapping and dancing in a show of strength.
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A father grieves while embracing the body of his 18-year-old son, Mani Safarpour, who was reportedly killed during protests shortly after his 18th birthday.
Mani Safarpour, a victim of state violence.