Pouya Vakili
پویا وکیلی
- Age
- 22
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Nahavand (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Nahavand
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- wrestler and bodybuilder
- Cause of death
- killed by security forces with two bullets to the chest and head after being beaten
Biography
Pouya Vakili was a 22-year-old wrestler and bodybuilder. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in Nahavand. He died after being beaten and shot twice in the chest and head by security forces. His body was returned to his family after 3 or 4 days under threats and pressure.
پویا وکیلی، کشتیگیر و بدنساز ۲۲ ساله، در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در نهاوند کشته شد. او پس از ضرب و شتم، با اصابت دو گلوله به سینه و سرش توسط نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. پیکرش پس از ۳ یا ۴ روز، با تهدید و فشار به خانوادهاش تحویل داده شد.
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Portrait of 22-year-old wrestler and bodybuilder Pouya Vakili, who was reportedly killed by gunfire in Nahavand on January 8, 2026.
22-year-old wrestler and bodybuilder Pouya Vakili who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Nahavand after being beaten and shot twice in the chest and head.
Pouya Vakili, a 22-year-old wrestler and bodybuilder, was killed in Nahavand on January 8, 2026, after being beaten and shot in the chest and head.
A photograph of the tombstone of Pouya Vakili, a 22-year-old wrestler and bodybuilder killed in Nahavand on January 8, 2026.
Memorial portrait of Pouya Vakili, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Nahavand during the January 2026 protests.