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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

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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 seriously wounded on January 8, 2026, during protests. Islamic Republic security forces shot him in the head and neck with pellet rounds. He remained in intensive care for 50 days and died in a hospital on February 26, 2026. Reports say his father sold his car, his only asset, to have Mehdi’s name removed from the injured list and to reduce the risk of arrest. After he learned of his son’s death, Mehdi’s father had a heart attack and was hospitalized.

جاویدنام مهدی صالحی بختیاری، ورزشکار ۲۳ ساله اهل یزدانشهر اصفهان، در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات از ناحیه سر و گردن هدف شلیک ساچمه نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت و به‌شدت مجروح شد. پس از ۵۰ روز بستری در بخش مراقبت‌های ویژه، مهدی صالحی بختیاری شامگاه ۷ اسفند ۱۴۰۴ در بیمارستان درگذشت. بنا بر گزارش‌ها، پدر مهدی برای جلوگیری از بازداشت پسرش تنها دارایی خود، خودرو، را فروخته بود تا نام مهدی از فهرست مجروحان ثبت‌شده حذف شود. پس از اطلاع از درگذشت فرزندش، پدر او دچار سکته قلبی شد 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, Iran8 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, Isfahan8 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, Iran8 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, Isfahan8 Jan 2026

Memorial for Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, 23, from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, who died in hospital after 50 days of suffering from buckshot wounds to the head and neck inflicted by Islamic Republic agents on 7 Esfand 1404.

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Yazdanshahr, Isfahan26 Feb 2026

Memorial for Mehdi Salehi Bakhtiari, 23, from Yazdanshahr, Isfahan, who died in hospital on 26 February 2026 after 50 days of injuries from pellet shots to his head and neck by Islamic Republic agents.

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یزدانشهر, اصفهان26 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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Iran9 Jan 2026

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