Mani Safarpour
مانی صفرپور
- Age
- 18
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Salsabil, Tehran (+9 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Cause of death
- killed by direct live fire from state security forces using a military-grade weapon during protests
Biography
Mani Safarpour was an 18-year-old from Tehran, killed on January 8, 2026, reportedly on his 18th birthday. He died in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran, struck by direct live fire from Islamic Republic suppression agents using a military-grade weapon during protests. His body was reportedly buried in Lahijan, and his family and friends publicly honored him in defiance of the regime.
مانی صفرپور، جوانی ۱۸ ساله اهل تهران بود که در تاریخ ۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶ (۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴)، گویا در روز تولد ۱۸ سالگیاش، کشته شد. او در محله سلسبیل تهران با تیر مستقیم جنگی توسط عوامل سرکوب جمهوری اسلامی در جریان اعتراضات جان باخت. پیکر او بنا بر گزارشها در لاهیجان به خاک سپرده شده و خانواده و دوستانش در مراسم یادبودش به نشانه مقاومت در برابر رژیم به او ادای احترام کردند.
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Memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran during the Lion and Sun revolution.
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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.
A memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, 18, who was killed by direct live fire from Islamic Republic suppression agents in Salsabil, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.