Mohsen Arasti
محسن آراستی
- Age
- 46
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Qazvin
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- Business owner, mountaineer, and trial motorcyclist
- Cause of death
- Shot in the head by a sniper during protests
Biography
Mohsen Arasti was a 46-year-old mountaineer, trial motorcyclist, and business owner who managed several dairy workshops and stores in Qazvin. On January 8, 2026, during national protests, he was targeted and killed by a sniper who shot him in the head after he lit a cardboard box to neutralize tear gas. His body was returned to his family only after they were forced to pledge not to hold a public funeral or publish an obituary.
محسن آراستی، ۴۶ ساله، کوهنورد، موتورسوار تریال و صاحب چندین کارگاه و فروشگاه لبنیات در قزوین بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری، پس از اینکه برای مقابله با اثر گاز اشکآور کارتنی را آتش زد، هدف تکتیرانداز قرار گرفت و با اصابت گلوله به سرش جان باخت. پیکر او تنها پس از اخذ تعهد از خانواده مبنی بر عدم برگزاری مراسم و انتشار اعلامیه به آنها تحویل داده شد.
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Mohsen Arasti, a 46-year-old mountaineer and business owner from Qazvin, was killed by a sniper's direct fire on January 8, 2026, during the national protests.
Portrait of Mohsen Arasti, who was reported killed on January 8, 2026, in Qazvin.