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Mehdi Mirzaei

مهدی میرزایی

Age: 23
Sex: male
Date of death: 8 January 2026
Place of death: Tehran (+2 more)
Hometown: Arak
Event: Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession: barber
Cause of death: killed by a gunshot to the heart

Story

Mehdi Mirzaei was a 23-year-old barber from Arak who resided in Tehran. He was an only child and the caregiver for his mother. On January 8, 2026, he was killed in Tehran by a gunshot to the heart during the protest movements. Security forces later pressured his family to falsely claim he was a Basiji, but his mother bravely refused to accept this forced narrative.

مهدی میرزایی، آرایشگر ۲۳ ساله اهل اراک و ساکن تهران بود. او تک‌فرزند و سرپرست مادرش بود. وی در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران و در جریان اعتراضات با شلیک گلوله به قلب کشته شد. پس از جان باختن او، نهادهای امنیتی خانواده‌اش را برای اعلام «بسیجی» بودن وی تحت فشار قرار دادند، اما مادرش با وجود تهدیدها از تحریف هویت واقعی فرزندش خودداری کرد.

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Mehdi Mirzaei was a 23-year-old barber from Arak who lived in Tehran. He was an only child and cared for his mother. On January 8, 2026, he was killed in Tehran during protests by a gunshot to the heart. After his death, security forces pressured his family to claim he was a Basiji. His mother refused and would not accept that account.

مهدی میرزایی، آرایشگر ۲۳ ساله، اهل اراک و ساکن تهران بود. تک‌فرزند بود و سرپرست مادرش. در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران، در جریان اعتراضات، با اصابت گلوله به قلب کشته شد. پس از کشته شدنش، نیروهای امنیتی خانواده را تحت فشار گذاشتند تا او را بسیجی معرفی کنند. مادرش این روایت اجباری را نپذیرفت و نگذاشت هویت واقعی پسرش تحریف شود.

Archive — 4 items

Memorial portrait of Mehdi Mirzaei, Tehran, January 8, 2026 (18 Dey 1404).

javidnammehdi_mirzaeitehranmemorial_portraitprotest_victim

Tehran, Iran8 Jan 2026

A split portrait of 23-year-old barber Mehdi Mirzaei from Arak, who was killed by a gunshot to the heart in Tehran on January 8, 2026.

javidnammehdi_mirzaeidirect_shootingstate_killingtehran

Tehran, Iran8 Jan 2026

Memorial portrait of Mehdi Mirzaei, son of Iran and an eternal sacrifice for the homeland.

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Iran2026-01

A memorial portrait of Mehdi Mirzaei, 23 years old, who was the only child and head of household for his mother.

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Iran2026-01

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Updated 2026-10-10T21:48:29.463498+00:00 . Based on co-tagged people, roster name match, face similarity, visual similarity, and duplicate links within this person's archive items (4 visible in catalog).

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item:10506 ↔ item:11829 (0.645 )

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item:10506 ↔ item:12701 (0.421 )
item:11829 ↔ item:3299 (0.397 )
item:10506 ↔ item:3299 (0.375 )
item:3891 ↔ item:3299 (0.371 )

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