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Nahayat Rahimi Dashti
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Nahayat Rahimi Dashti

نهایت رحیمی دشتی

Sex
female
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Palace Square, Gorgan (+9 more)
Hometown
Gorgan
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution
Cause of death
shot by security forces

Biography

Nahayat Rahimi Dashti was a protester killed on January 8, 2026, in Palace Square, Gorgan, Iran. She died after being shot directly in the neck by security forces. Her mother, speaking at her 40th-day memorial, declared that Nahayat was a fighter who died for her country, not a mere passerby, during the Iranian protest movements.

نهایت رحیمی دشتی، معترضی بود که در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ (۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶) در میدان کاخ گرگان، ایران، کشته شد. او با شلیک مستقیم گلوله به گردن توسط نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. مادرش در مراسم چهلم او اعلام کرد که نهایت یک مبارز بود که برای وطنش جان داد و نه یک رهگذر، در جریان اعتراضات ایران.

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The mother of Nahayat Rahimi holds her daughter's flower-adorned portrait and speaks at a 40th-day memorial service, stating her daughter was a fighter killed in Gorgan on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

The mother of Nahayat Rahimi holds her daughter's flower-adorned portrait and speaks at a 40th-day memorial service, stating her daughter was a fighter killed in Gorgan on January 8, 2026.

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Gorgan, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at the 40th-day memorial ceremony for her daughter, who was shot and killed in Gorgan during the Woman Life Freedom protests. VIDEO

The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at the 40th-day memorial ceremony for her daughter, who was shot and killed in Gorgan during the Woman Life Freedom protests.

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Palace Square, Gorgan, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial service in Gorgan, holding a portrait of her daughter who was killed by a gunshot to the neck on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial service in Gorgan, holding a portrait of her daughter who was killed by a gunshot to the neck on January 8, 2026.

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Gorgan, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial ceremony in Gorgan, stating that her daughter was a fighter who died for her country after being shot on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial ceremony in Gorgan, stating that her daughter was a fighter who died for her country after being shot on January 8, 2026.

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Gorgan, Golestan Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Nahayat Rahimi Dashti, a protester killed by gunfire in Gorgan by a direct bullet to the neck on January 8, 2026.

Nahayat Rahimi Dashti, a protester killed by gunfire in Gorgan by a direct bullet to the neck on January 8, 2026.

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Gorgan, Iran 8 Jan 2026
A portrait of Nahayat Rahimi Dashti, a protester killed by a shot to the neck in Palace Square, Gorgan, on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolution.

A portrait of Nahayat Rahimi Dashti, a protester killed by a shot to the neck in Palace Square, Gorgan, on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolution.

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Palace Square, Gorgan, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial ceremony in Bandar-e Gaz, declaring that her child was a fighter who died for her country. VIDEO

The mother of Nahayat Rahimi speaks at her daughter's 40th-day memorial ceremony in Bandar-e Gaz, declaring that her child was a fighter who died for her country.

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Bandar-e Gaz, Golestan 8 Jan 2026