Pouya Derakhshan
پویا درخشان
- Age
- 17
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Haft Hoz Square, Tehran (+7 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Cause of death
- killed by government agents
Biography
Pouya Derakhshan, a 17-year-old and the only child of his family, was killed by Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026, in Haft Hoz Square, Tehran. His family rejected substantial financial and monthly salary offers from the government to have him declared a "government martyr."
پویا درخشان، نوجوان ۱۷ ساله و تنها فرزند خانوادهاش، در ۱۸ دیماه ۱۴۰۴ در میدان هفتحوض تهران توسط ماموران جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد. خانواده او پیشنهادهای مالی قابل توجه و حقوق ماهانه از سوی دولت برای اعلام وی به عنوان «شهید حکومتی» را رد کردند.
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Pouya Derakhshan, a 17-year-old and the only child of his family, is shown sitting behind a birthday cake with lit candles before he was killed by government agents in Tehran.
Pouya Derakhshan, a 17-year-old only child, was killed by Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026, in Haft-Hoz Square, Tehran.
A mirror selfie of Pouya Derakhshan, a 17-year-old who was reportedly killed by security forces in Tehran's Haft Hoz Square on January 8, 2026.