Saeed Khorcheh Farahani
سعید خورچه فراهانی
- Age
- 32
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Afsariyeh, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion and Sun Revolution 2026 (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- Shot in the back of the head by a sniper
Biography
Saeed Khorcheh Farahani was a 32-year-old born in December 1993 who was killed in the Afsariyeh district of Tehran. On January 8, 2026, he was reportedly shot in the back of the head by a sniper stationed on a tall building. Before his death, he had requested to be remembered as a 'Martyr for Iran,' a title the authorities reportedly prohibited from being used in his funeral announcement.
سعید خورچه فراهانی، متولد ۲ دی ۱۳۷۲، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله افسریه تهران جان باخت. او بر اثر اصابت گلوله جنگی تکتیرانداز از روی یک ساختمان بلند به پشت سرش کشته شد. به گفته نزدیکانش، او وصیت کرده بود که از او به عنوان «شهید در راه ایران» یاد شود، اما مقامات جمهوری اسلامی اجازه درج این عنوان را در اعلامیه فوت وی ندادند.
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A portrait of Saeed Khorche Farahani, a 32-year-old killed by a sniper in Tehran's Afsariyeh neighborhood on January 8, 2026.
A portrait of Saeed Khorcheh Farahani, born in 1993, who was reportedly killed by a sniper in the Afsariyeh district of Tehran in January 2026 during the national revolution.
A memorial poster and flower wreath for Saeid Khorcheh Farahani, born in 1993 and killed by a sniper in the Afsariyeh district of Tehran on January 7, 2026.
A grave covered in floral tributes for Saeed Khorcheh Farahani, who was reportedly killed by a sniper in Tehran's Afsariyeh district in January 2026.