Mohammad Javad Hozouri
محمدجواد حضوری
- Age
- 33
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 22 January 2026
- Place of death
- Evin Prison, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- Torture and direct shooting in custody
Biography
Mohammad Javad Hozouri was a 33-year-old from Tehran who was arrested on January 8, 2026, and transferred to Evin Prison. After a phone call to his family mentioning an extortion attempt for his release, he was killed on January 22, 2026, following torture and a direct gunshot to the head. He was buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery on the day of his birthday.
محمدجواد حضوری، ۳۳ ساله و اهل تهران، در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ بازداشت و به زندان اوین منتقل شد. او پس از تماس با خانواده و اطلاعرسانی درباره درخواست پول برای آزادیاش، در ۲ بهمن ۱۴۰۴ تحت شکنجه و با شلیک مستقیم مأموران (تیر خلاص به بالای گوش) در زندان کشته شد. پیکر او پس از دو هفته به خانواده تحویل داده شد و دقیقاً در روز تولدش در بهشت زهرا به خاک سپرده شد.
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A collage of images memorializing 33-year-old Mohammad-Javad Hozouri from Tehran, who was reportedly killed by security forces in January 2026 after being tortured in Evin Prison.
Portrait of 33-year-old Mohammad Javad Hozouri from Tehran, who was arrested on January 8, 2026, and killed in custody under torture and direct shooting on January 22, 2026.