Mehdi Zarei
مهدی زارعی
- Age
- 22 (+1 more)
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Narmak, Tehran (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- mechanic
- Cause of death
- shot in the chest by security forces
Biography
Mehdi Zarei was a 22-year-old mechanic who was killed during protests in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran. On January 8, 2026, he was reportedly shot in the chest by security forces while carrying the Derafsh Kaviani flag. He is remembered as a 'Javidnam' within the Iranian protest movement's memorial records.
مهدی زارعی، جوان ۲۲ ساله و مکانیک، در جریان اعتراضات در محله نارمک تهران کشته شد. در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴، او در حالی که درفش کاویانی به همراه داشت، با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به سینهاش جان باخت. نام او به عنوان یکی از جاویدنامان در سوابق یادبود قربانیان اعتراضات ثبت شده است.
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21-year-old Mehdi Zarei was killed by a direct shot to the chest by Islamic Republic agents in Narmak, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
A memorial poster for 21-year-old Mehdi Zarei, who was killed by Islamic Republic agents in Narmak, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.
The lifeless body of 22-year-old Mehdi Zarei, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran.
Portrait of 22-year-old Mehdi Zarei, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran while carrying the Derafsh Kaviani flag.
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The lifeless body of 22-year-old Mehdi Zarei, who was reportedly killed in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026, while carrying a Derafsh Kaviani flag.
The lifeless body of 22-year-old Mehdi Zarei, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran while carrying the Derafsh Kaviani flag.
Mehdi Zarei, a 22-year-old man who reportedly carried the Derafsh Kaviani flag, was killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran.
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Mehdi Zarei, a 22-year-old mechanic seen in this video, was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran.
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Mehdi Zarei, a 22-year-old youth who carried a Derafsh Kaviani flag, was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran.
Memorial portrait of Mehdi Zarei, a 22-year-old from Tehran, listed as a Javidnam memorial subject.