Reyhaneh Yousefi
ریحانه یوسفی
- Age
- 28
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Naziabad, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- theater actor
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Reyhaneh Yousefi was a 28-year-old theater actress who was killed by direct fire from security forces in the Naziabad neighborhood of Tehran on January 9, 2026. Following a secret burial, her family was pressured and threatened by security agents to claim she had died in a car accident. Her death reflects the ongoing state violence and the systematic intimidation of victims' families.
ریحانه یوسفی، بازیگر ۲۸ ساله تئاتر، در شامگاه جمعه ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله نازیآباد تهران با شلیک مستقیم ماموران امنیتی کشته شد. خانواده او تحت فشار و تهدید نیروهای امنیتی، پس از خاکسپاری پنهانی، مجبور شدند به دروغ علت مرگ او را سانحه رانندگی اعلام کنند. جانباختن او نمونهای از خشونت حکومتی و فشارهای سیستماتیک بر خانوادههای دادخواه است.
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A portrait of Reyhaneh Yousefi, a 28-year-old theater actress reportedly killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran's Nazi Abad neighborhood on January 9, 2026.
A black and white theatrical portrait of 28-year-old actress Reyhaneh Yousefi, who was reportedly killed by direct fire from security forces in Tehran's Naziabad neighborhood on January 9, 2026.
A portrait of 28-year-old theater actress Reihaneh Yousefi, who was killed by direct fire from security forces in the Naziabad neighborhood of Tehran on January 9, 2026.
Close-up portrait of Reyhaneh Yousefi, a 28-year-old theater actor reported to have been killed by security forces in Naziabad, Tehran, on January 9, 2026.