Mehrdad Esmailpour
مهرداد اسماعیلپور
- Age
- 32
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Gilan
- Hometown
- Gilan
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Mehrdad Esmailpour was a 32-year-old man who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Gilan. He died after being targeted by direct fire from Islamic Republic agents during a period of civil unrest. He is remembered as a 'Javidnam' within the Iranian protest movement archives.
مهرداد اسماعیلپور، ۳۲ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در آستانه اشرفیه واقع در استان گیلان به دست نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد. او بر اثر شلیک مستقیم این نیروها جان خود را از دست داد و نامش به عنوان یکی از جاویدنامان در اسناد جنبش اعتراضی ایران به ثبت رسیده است.
Archive — 2 items
Portrait of 32-year-old Mehrdad Esmailpour, who was reportedly killed by direct fire from Islamic Republic agents in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh on January 8.
A memorial portrait of Mehrdad Esmailpour, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh, Gilan, placed on a grave covered with flowers.