Mehdi Jafari
مهدی جعفری
- Age
- 23 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran (+9 more)
- Hometown
- a rooftop in Shabanabad
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Cause of death
- shot in the spine by Islamic Republic agents and denied medical care
Biography
Mehdi Jafari, 23, was killed on January 9, 2026, in Tehran during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement. He was shot in the spine by Islamic Republic agents, and access to medical care was prevented. His body was reportedly returned to his family after they paid a 'bullet fee' and signed a commitment.
مهدی جعفری، ۲۳ ساله، در ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران و در جریان خیزش انقلابی شیر و خورشید کشته شد. او توسط ماموران جمهوری اسلامی از ناحیه نخاع هدف گلوله قرار گرفت و از اعزام به بیمارستان و دریافت مراقبتهای پزشکی او ممانعت به عمل آمد. پیکر او پس از دریافت تعهد و پرداخت مبلغی به عنوان «حق تیر» به خانوادهاش تحویل داده شد.
Archive — 8 items
A memorial portrait of Mehdi Jafari, who was killed on January 9, 2026, in Tehran during the January 2026 protests.
Portrait of 34-year-old Mehdi Jafari, who was killed by a gunshot to the heart from a rooftop in Shabanabad, Karaj, on January 9, 2026.
A memorial banner for Mehdi Jafari, who was killed on January 9, 2026, in Mehrshahr, Karaj, during the January 2026 protests.
Mehdi Jafari, a 23-year-old man, was killed after being shot in the spine by Islamic Republic agents and denied medical care on January 9, 2026.
A portrait of 23-year-old Mehdi Jafari, who was killed on January 9, 2026, after being shot in the spine by Islamic Republic agents and denied medical transport.
The grave of 23-year-old Mehdi Jafari, who was reportedly killed by security forces on January 9, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
A memorial portrait of Mehdi Jafari, who was killed by the Islamic Republic's forces in Tehran on January 9, 2023.
A memorial portrait of Mehdi Jafari, who was killed by the Islamic Republic's forces in Tehran on January 9, 2026, during the national revolutionary wave.