Mehdi Saheli
مهدی ساحلی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Ramsar (+3 more)
- Hometown
- Ramsar
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Profession
- athlete
- Cause of death
- shot to the heart by security forces
Biography
Mehdi Saheli was a young athlete and patriot who was killed in Ramsar on January 9, 2026. He died after being shot to the heart by security forces, who also reportedly prevented him from receiving treatment at Ramsar Hospital. His sister, Azar Saheli, was later arrested following a courageous speech at his grave.
مهدی ساحلی، ورزشکار و میهنپرستی جوان بود که در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در رامسر کشته شد. او پس از اصابت گلوله به قلبش توسط نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت؛ گزارش شده است که ماموران همچنین مانع از درمان وی در بیمارستان رامسر شدند. خواهرش، آذر ساحلی، بعدتر پس از سخنرانی شجاعانهای بر سر آرامگاه برادرش دستگیر شد.
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Memorial portrait of Mehdi Saheli, who was killed in Ramsar on January 9, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
A portrait of Mehdi Saheli, who was reportedly killed by security forces in Ramsar after being shot in the heart on January 8, 2026.
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Athlete Mehdi Saheli was killed by direct fire in Ramsar on January 9, 2026, and his sister Azar Saheli was arrested following a speech at his grave.
The post commemorates eight young individuals—Iman Najjar Hosseini Zavareh, Mohammad Gholami, Amir Jangholi, Amirhossein Mohammadi, Amirreza (Kaveh) Khanalipour, Tiam (Mohammadreza) Kianimanash, Alireza Rahimi, and Mahdi Saheli—whose lives were ended by state suppression and violence.