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Mani Safarpour
جاویدنام · Javidnam

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 (+4 more)
Cause of death
shot by security forces with a military-grade weapon

Story

Mani Safarpour was an 18-year-old youth from Tehran, born in Azar (November/December), who celebrated his 18th birthday shortly before his death on January 8, 2026. He was killed on that same day in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran. Reports indicate he was shot by security forces with a military-grade weapon during protests. Mani Safarpour was reportedly buried in Lahijan, and his family and friends commemorated him with memorial services and public mourning.

مانی صفرپور، جوانی ۱۸ ساله اهل تهران بود که در آذرماه متولد شده و هجدهمین سالگرد تولد خود را کمی پیش از جان باختن در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ جشن گرفت. او در همان روز در محله سلسبیل تهران کشته شد. گزارش‌ها حاکی از آن است که وی توسط نیروهای امنیتی با سلاح جنگی یا تیر مستقیم در جریان اعتراضات به قتل رسید. گفته می‌شود مانی صفرپور در لاهیجان به خاک سپرده شده است و خانواده و دوستانش یاد او را با برگزاری مراسم و عزاداری گرامی داشتند.

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Mani Safarpour was 18 and from Tehran. Security forces killed him on January 8, 2026, in the Salsabil neighborhood during protests. Reports describe shooting with a military-grade weapon or direct live fire. He was born in Azar (November–December) and had marked his 18th birthday shortly before he was killed. Photos and videos from that day show him with a cake and balloons. He was reportedly buried in Lahijan. Family and friends held memorial gatherings, including a 40th-day service with clapping and stomping. His mother joined Muharram mourning processions, carrying his portrait in public grief.

مانی صفرپور، ۱۸ ساله و اهل تهران، در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محلهٔ سلسبیل تهران در جریان اعتراضات کشته شد. گزارش‌ها می‌گویند نیروهای امنیتی با سلاح جنگی یا تیر مستقیم به او شلیک کردند. متولد آذر بود و کمی پیش از کشته شدن هجده سالگی‌اش را با کیک و بادکنک جشن گرفته بود؛ در تصاویر و ویدئوهای آن روز دیده می‌شود. گفته می‌شود در لاهیجان دفن شد. خانواده و دوستان یادبود برگزار کردند، از جمله مراسم چهلم با دست‌زدن و پایکوبی. مادرش در دسته‌های عزاداری محرم شرکت کرد و پرترهٔ پسرش را با خود برد.

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Memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran during the Lion and Sun revolution.

Memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran during the Lion and Sun revolution.

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Tehran, Iran8 Jan 2026
A man grieves over the body of Mani Safarpour, who was killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan. VIDEO

A man grieves over the body of Mani Safarpour, who was killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.

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Salsabil, Tehran2026-01
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.

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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Lahijan2026-01
Footage from a morgue showing numerous bodies of individuals killed, including Mani Safarpour who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran. VIDEO

Footage from a morgue showing numerous bodies of individuals killed, including Mani Safarpour who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran.

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Salsabil, Tehran2026-01
The body of Mani Safarpour, who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and buried in Lahijan.

The body of Mani Safarpour, who was reportedly killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and buried in Lahijan.

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Salsabil, Tehran2026-01
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.

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.

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Tehran, Iran2026-01
A memorial altar for Mani Safarpour, a young man killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.

A memorial altar for Mani Safarpour, a young man killed in the Salsabil neighborhood of Tehran and reportedly buried in Lahijan.

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Salsabil, Tehran2026-01
A full-length portrait of Mani Safarpour, who was 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.

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Salsabil, Tehran2026-01
Portrait of Mani Safarpour, an 18-year-old from Tehran, holding a birthday cake for his 18th birthday on January 8, 2026.

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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Tehran, Iran8 Jan 2026
A video shows Mani Safarpour celebrating his eighteenth birthday with a cake and balloons before he was killed in connection with the protests. VIDEO

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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Iran2026-01
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. VIDEO

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.

mani_safarpourjavidnam40th_day_memorialwoman_life_freedomgathering
Iran
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. VIDEO

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.

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Iran2023-01
Mani Safarpour, a victim of state violence.

Mani Safarpour, a victim of state violence.

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Tochal Ski Resort, Tehran
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.

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.

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Salsabil, Tehran9 Jan 2026
Memorial for Mani Safarpour: his mother holds his photograph in a Muharram mourning procession, chest-beating and shouting for her son. VIDEO

Memorial for Mani Safarpour: his mother holds his photograph in a Muharram mourning procession, chest-beating and shouting for her son.

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Iran
Memorial for Javidnam Mani Safarpour: his mother beats her chest during Muharram mourning this year for her son, who was killed by the Islamic Republic.

Memorial for Javidnam Mani Safarpour: his mother beats her chest during Muharram mourning this year for her son, who was killed by the Islamic Republic.

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Iran2026-01
Memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, son of Iran and martyr for the homeland. VIDEO

Memorial portrait of Mani Safarpour, son of Iran and martyr for the homeland.

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Iran

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