Nima Jozayi
نیما جوزایی
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Bushehr, Ashouri Street near Quran Mosque (+4 more)
- Hometown
- Bushehr
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- athlete
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Nima Jozayi was a young man and an athlete from Bushehr. He was killed on January 9, 2026, when he was shot by direct gunfire from Islamic Republic security forces. The incident occurred on Ashouri Street near Quran Mosque in Bushehr during protest movements, referred to as the "Lion and Sun revolutionary movement" in one account.
نیما جوزایی جوانی ورزشکار و اهل بوشهر بود. او در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در خیابان عاشوری بوشهر و در نزدیکی مسجد قرآن، هدف شلیک مستقیم نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت و کشته شد. این واقعه در جریان اعتراضات، که در یکی از روایتها به عنوان "انقلاب شیر و خورشید" از آن یاد شده، رخ داد.
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Memorial portrait of Nima Jozaei, who was killed on January 9, 2026, in Bushehr during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
Nima Jozayi, a young man from Bushehr shown in traditional athletic attire, was killed by direct gunfire from Islamic Republic forces on January 9, 2026, on Ashouri Street.
Nima Jozayi was shot and killed by Islamic Republic security forces on January 9, 2026, on Ashouri Street near Quran Mosque in Bushehr.