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Mobin Ghanbari
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Mobin Ghanbari

مبین قنبری

Age
20
Sex
male
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Tehran (+4 more)
Hometown
Khoy, West Azerbaijan
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession
athlete, street vendor, futsal player
Cause of death
shot by security forces with direct live bullets

Biography

Mobin Ghanbari was a 20-year-old athlete, street vendor, and futsal player from Khoy, West Azerbaijan, who came from a military family. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran during nationwide protests, shot by direct live bullets from security forces. A close relative recounted the heartbreaking sound of his mother calling for him after his death.

مبین قنبری، ورزشکار ۲۰ ساله، دست‌فروش و بازیکن فوتسال تیم امید پیکان از خوی، آذربایجان غربی و از یک خانواده نظامی بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری تهران با شلیک مستقیم گلوله جنگی توسط نیروهای امنیتی به قتل رسید. یکی از نزدیکانش صدای دلخراش مادرش را به یاد می‌آورد که پس از مرگ مبین، او را صدا می‌زد.

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Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran during the January 2026 nationwide protests.

Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran during the January 2026 nationwide protests.

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Tehran 8 Jan 2026
A photograph of 20-year-old athlete Mobin Ghanbari from Khoy, who was killed by security forces during the January 2026 protests in Tehran, shown playing football.

A photograph of 20-year-old athlete Mobin Ghanbari from Khoy, who was killed by security forces during the January 2026 protests in Tehran, shown playing football.

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Tehran, Iran 8 Jan 2026
A portrait of Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, who was killed by direct gunfire during protests in Tehran on January 8, 2026.

A portrait of Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, who was killed by direct gunfire during protests in Tehran on January 8, 2026.

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Tehran, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran during the January 2026 national revolution.

Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete and street vendor from Khoy, was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran during the January 2026 national revolution.

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Tehran, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete from Khoy, was killed by gunfire during nationwide protests in Tehran on January 8 (18 Dey). VIDEO

Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old athlete from Khoy, was killed by gunfire during nationwide protests in Tehran on January 8 (18 Dey).

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Tehran, Iran 8 Jan 2026
A memorial portrait of Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old futsal player from Khoy, West Azerbaijan, who was killed in Tehran on January 8, 2026, by direct live bullet fire from agents.

A memorial portrait of Mobin Ghanbari, a 20-year-old futsal player from Khoy, West Azerbaijan, who was killed in Tehran on January 8, 2026, by direct live bullet fire from agents.

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Tehran 8 Jan 2026