Mohammad Javad Hozouri
محمدجواد حضوری
- Age
- 33
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 22 January 2026
- Place of death
- Evin Prison, Tehran (+7 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- Kyokushin karate master, competition referee
- Cause of death
- torture and direct shooting (coup de grâce to the head) by security forces
Biography
Mohammad Javad Hozouri, 33, from Tehran, was a Kyokushin karate master and competition referee. He was arrested by Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026, and transferred to Evin Prison. After torture and strangulation, he was killed by a direct shot to the head from security forces on January 22, 2026. His body was delivered to his family two weeks later and buried on his birthday in Behesht-e Zahra.
محمدجواد حضوری، ۳۳ ساله، اهل تهران، استاد کیوکوشین و داور مسابقات بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ توسط ماموران جمهوری اسلامی دستگیر و به زندان اوین منتقل شد. پس از شکنجه و خفگی، در تاریخ ۲ بهمن ۱۴۰۴ با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به سرش کشته شد. جسد او پس از دو هفته به خانوادهاش تحویل داده شد و در روز تولدش در بهشت زهرا به خاک سپرده شد.
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Memorial poster of Mohammad Javad Hozouri, who was killed on January 9, 2026, in Tehranpars, Tehran.
A memorial portrait of Mohammad Javad Hozoori, who was kidnapped in Tehran and whose body was delivered after two weeks with a coup de grâce shot to the head, in connection with the Lion and Sun revolution.
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.
A memorial photo collage of Mohammad Javad Hozouri, a Kyokushin karate master who was reportedly killed by Iranian authorities with a shot to the head.
A portrait of Mohammad Javad Hozouri, shared as a memorial image.