Mehdi Jafari
مهدی جعفری
- Age
- 23 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Karaj (+2 more)
- Hometown
- a rooftop in Shabanabad
- Event
- Lion and Sun Revolution 2026 (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Mehdi Jafari was killed on January 9, 2026, during the Iranian protest movement, with reports citing his age as either 23 or 34. He was either shot in the spine and denied medical care or killed by a shot to the heart from a rooftop in Shabanabad, Karaj. His family was reportedly forced to pay a 'bullet fee' to retrieve his body for burial at Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.
مهدی جعفری در ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان خیزش انقلابی کشته شد؛ گزارشها سن او را ۲۳ یا ۳۴ سال ذکر کردهاند. وی بر اثر اصابت گلوله به نخاع و ممانعت از انتقال به بیمارستان، یا شلیک به قلب از پشتبام در شعبانآباد کرج جان باخت. پیکر او پس از دریافت مبلغی تحت عنوان «حق تیر» به خانواده تحویل و در بهشت زهرا به خاک سپرده شد.
Archive — 4 items
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.
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.