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Mehdi Hazrati
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Mehdi Hazrati

مهدی حضرتی

Age
17
Sex
male
Date of death
3 November 2022
Place of death
Meisam Street, Khorramdasht, Karaj (+9 more)
Hometown
Sarab
Event
Woman Life Freedom (+2 more)
Cause of death
shot by security forces

Story

Mehdi Hazrati, a 17-year-old boy from Sarab, was killed on November 3, 2022, during the 2022 nationwide protests in Iran. He was shot by security forces on Meisam Street in Khorramdasht, Karaj, near Shahrvand Store. Social media videos reportedly show police shooting him and then taking his semi-conscious body in a pickup truck. His death occurred on the 40th-day memorial for Hadis Najafi, another protester killed in Karaj.

مهدی حضرتی، نوجوان ۱۷ ساله اهل سراب، در تاریخ ۱۲ آبان ۱۴۰۱ و در جریان اعتراضات سراسری ۱۴۰۱ در ایران کشته شد. او در خیابان میثم خرمدشت کرج، مقابل فروشگاه شهروند، با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. ویدئوهای منتشر شده در شبکه‌های اجتماعی نشان می‌دهند که پلیس پس از تیراندازی به او، پیکر نیمه‌جانش را داخل یک وانت انداخته و با خود برده است. این حادثه در روز مراسم چهلم حدیث نجفی، از دیگر کشته‌شدگان کرج، اتفاق افتاد.

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Mehdi Hazrati was 17 and from Sarab. On November 3, 2022, during the nationwide protests in Iran, security forces shot and killed him on Meisam Street in Khorramdasht, Karaj. Social media videos and eyewitness accounts describe security forces shooting Mehdi while he protested with empty hands, then putting his semi-conscious body into a pickup truck near Shahrvand Store and taking him away. The shooting happened on the 40th-day memorial for Hadis Najafi and Parsa Rezadoust, two other protesters killed in Karaj. His sister has visited his grave and spoken publicly. She said his blood is a document of a crime that must be remembered and that he gave his life for freedom. Loved ones also commemorate his birthday.

مهدی حضرتی، ۱۷ ساله و اهل سراب، در ۱۲ آبان ۱۴۰۱ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری ایران در خیابان میثم خرمدشت کرج با شلیک نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. بر اساس ویدئوهای منتشرشده در شبکه‌های اجتماعی و روایت شاهدان، مهدی با دستان خالی اعتراض می‌کرد که مورد شلیک قرار گرفت؛ سپس نیروها پیکر نیمه‌هوش او را مقابل فروشگاه شهروند داخل یک وانت انداختند و با خود بردند. این رویداد در روز چهلم حدیث نجفی و پارسا رضادوست، از دیگر جان‌باختگان کرج، رخ داد. خواهر مهدی با حضور بر مزارش یاد او را گرامی داشته و گفته است «خون برادرم سند جنایتی است که باید به‌خاطر بسپاریم» و او «جانش را برای آزادی داد». نزدیکانش نیز زادروز او را گرامی می‌دارند.

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Mehdi Hazrati, a 17-year-old boy, was killed by security forces during the nationwide protests in the Khorramdasht neighborhood of Karaj on November 3, 2022.

Mehdi Hazrati, a 17-year-old boy, was killed by security forces during the nationwide protests in the Khorramdasht neighborhood of Karaj on November 3, 2022.

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Khorramdasht, Karaj3 Nov 2022
Aerial view of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati's body in the back of a pickup truck after being shot by security forces in Karaj during the Woman Life Freedom protests on November 3, 2022.

Aerial view of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati's body in the back of a pickup truck after being shot by security forces in Karaj during the Woman Life Freedom protests on November 3, 2022.

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Khorramdasht, Karaj3 Nov 2022
Portrait of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was killed by security forces in Khorramdasht, Karaj, during the 2022 nationwide protests.

Portrait of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was killed by security forces in Khorramdasht, Karaj, during the 2022 nationwide protests.

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Khorramdasht, Karaj, Iran3 Nov 2022
An Iran International report by Mojtaba Pourmohsen documents the killing of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was shot dead by security forces during the revolutionary uprising. VIDEO

An Iran International report by Mojtaba Pourmohsen documents the killing of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was shot dead by security forces during the revolutionary uprising.

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Karaj, Iran3 Nov 2022
The gravestone of Mehdi Hazrati, decorated with flowers, showing his portrait and his death date of November 3, 2022.

The gravestone of Mehdi Hazrati, decorated with flowers, showing his portrait and his death date of November 3, 2022.

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Karaj, Iran3 Nov 2022
The grave of Mehdi Hazrati, a youth killed during the Woman Life Freedom movement, is shown decorated with flowers and a framed photograph following his birthday anniversary.

The grave of Mehdi Hazrati, a youth killed during the Woman Life Freedom movement, is shown decorated with flowers and a framed photograph following his birthday anniversary.

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Behesht-e Sakineh Cemetery, Karaj2 Sept 2023
An overhead view showing the body of Mehdi Hazrati lying on a street next to a car after being killed during the 2022 protests.

An overhead view showing the body of Mehdi Hazrati lying on a street next to a car after being killed during the 2022 protests.

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Karaj, Iran3 Nov 2022
The sister of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was killed by security forces during the 2022 protests in Karaj, visited his grave to commemorate the Persian New Year. VIDEO

The sister of 17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati, who was killed by security forces during the 2022 protests in Karaj, visited his grave to commemorate the Persian New Year.

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Karaj, Iran2025-03
17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati from Sarab was shot and killed by security forces on Meisam Street in Khorramdasht, Karaj, during the 40th-day memorial for Hadis Najafi and Parsa Rezadoust on November 3, 2022. VIDEO

17-year-old Mehdi Hazrati from Sarab was shot and killed by security forces on Meisam Street in Khorramdasht, Karaj, during the 40th-day memorial for Hadis Najafi and Parsa Rezadoust on November 3, 2022.

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Khorramdasht, Karaj, Iran3 Nov 2022
Memorial for Mehdi Hazrati on his birthday; the caption calls him "the loneliest son of Iran" and includes a graphic image of the street where he was killed.

Memorial for Mehdi Hazrati on his birthday; the caption calls him "the loneliest son of Iran" and includes a graphic image of the street where he was killed.

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Iran2 Sept 2026

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