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Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari

مهدی صالحی بختیاری

Age: 23 (+2 more)
Sex: male
Date of death: 26 February 2026
Place of death: hospital (+8 more)
Hometown: Yazdanshahr, Isfahan
Event: Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession: athlete
Cause of death: shot with pellets in the head and neck by security forces

Story

Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, a 23-year-old athlete from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, was severely injured on January 8, 2026, after being shot with pellets in the head and neck by Islamic Republic security forces during protests. After enduring 50 days of suffering in intensive care, he died in a hospital on February 26, 2026. His father reportedly sold his car, his only asset, to remove Mehdi's name from the list of injured and prevent his arrest. Upon learning of his son's death, Mehdi's father suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized.

جاویدنام مهدی صالحی بختیاری، ورزشکار ۲۳ ساله اهل یزدانشهر اصفهان، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات با شلیک ساچمه از سوی نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی از ناحیه سر و گردن به‌شدت مجروح شد. او پس از تحمل ۵۰ روز رنج و بستری در بخش مراقبت‌های ویژه، سرانجام در شامگاه ۷ اسفند ۱۴۰۴ در بیمارستان جان باخت. بنا بر گزارش‌ها، پدر مهدی برای جلوگیری از بازداشت فرزندش، تنها دارایی خود، یک خودرو، را فروخت تا نام مهدی را از فهرست مجروحان حذف کند. پس از اطلاع از درگذشت پسرش نیز، پدر مهدی دچار سکته قلبی شده و در بیمارستان بستری است.

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Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, a 23-year-old athlete from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, was severely injured on January 8, 2026. During protests, he was shot with pellets in the head and neck by Islamic Republic security forces. After enduring 50 days of suffering in intensive care, Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari died in a hospital on February 26, 2026. His father reportedly sold his car, his only asset, to remove Mehdi's name from the list of injured and prevent his arrest. Upon learning of his son's death, Mehdi's father suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized.

جاویدنام مهدی صالحی بختیاری، ورزشکار ۲۳ ساله اهل یزدانشهر اصفهان، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات مورد حمله نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت. او از ناحیه سر و گردن با شلیک ساچمه به‌شدت مجروح شد. پس از تحمل ۵۰ روز رنج و بستری در بخش مراقبت‌های ویژه، مهدی صالحی بختیاری سرانجام در شامگاه ۷ اسفند ۱۴۰۴ در بیمارستان جان باخت. بنا بر گزارش‌ها، پدر مهدی برای جلوگیری از بازداشت فرزندش، تنها دارایی خود، یک خودرو، را فروخته بود تا نام مهدی را از فهرست مجروحان ثبت‌شده حذف کند. پس از اطلاع از درگذشت پسرش، پدر مهدی دچار سکته قلبی شده و در بیمارستان بستری شد.

Archive — 7 items

Mehdi Salehi, a 20-year-old athlete from Najafabad, Isfahan, died on February 26, 2026, after spending 50 days in intensive care following a head injury from live ammunition fired by security forces.

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Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran 8 Jan 2026

Mehdi Salehi, a 20-year-old athlete from Najafabad, Isfahan, died on February 26, 2026, fifty days after being shot in the head by government forces during the January 2026 revolution.

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Najafabad, Isfahan 8 Jan 2026

Mehdi Salehi, a 20-year-old athlete from Najafabad, Isfahan, who died on February 26, 2026, after being shot in the head by security forces during the January 2026 protests.

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Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran 8 Jan 2026

A portrait of 20-year-old athlete Mahdi Salehi from Najafabad, Isfahan, who died on February 26, 2026, after being shot in the head by security forces during the January protests.

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Najafabad, Isfahan 8 Jan 2026

A portrait of Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, 23, from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, taken in a gym, who died on February 26, 2026, after 50 days of suffering from being shot in the head and neck by Islamic Republic agents.

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Yazdanshahr, Isfahan 26 Feb 2026

Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, 23, from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, died in a hospital on February 26, 2026, after 50 days of suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and neck inflicted by Islamic Republic agents.

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یزدانشهر, اصفهان 26 Feb 2026

VIDEO

A memorial portrait of Mehdi Salehi Babadi, 19 years old, who was killed by a shotgun blast from the clerical regime on January 19 during protests for freedom.

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Iran 9 Jan 2026

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