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Sahar Fard
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Sahar Fard

سحر فرد

Age
38 (+1 more)
Sex
female
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Qarchak, Varamin (+10 more)
Hometown
Islamshahr
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession
athlete, former taekwondo champion, fitness coach, and model
Cause of death
shot by security forces

Biography

Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete, former taekwondo champion, fitness coach, and model, was killed on January 8, 2026, during protests. She was reportedly shot in the forehead by Islamic Republic agents in Qarchak, Varamin. She had previously been invited to the national taekwondo team but declined due to the harsh and religious atmosphere of the management period.

سحر فرد، ورزشکار ۳۸ ساله، قهرمان پیشین تکواندو، مربی تناسب اندام و مدل، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات کشته شد. او در قرچک ورامین، بر اثر شلیک گلوله جنگی ماموران جمهوری اسلامی به پیشانی‌اش جان باخت. وی پیش از این به اردوی تیم ملی تکواندو دعوت شده بود اما به دلیل جو خشن و مذهبی دوران مدیریت، این دعوت را رد کرده بود.

Archive — 7 items

A memorial portrait of Zeynab (Sahar) Fard, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Varamin during the January 2026 Lion and Sun protests.

A memorial portrait of Zeynab (Sahar) Fard, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Varamin during the January 2026 Lion and Sun protests.

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Varamin, Tehran Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
A portrait of 37-year-old Sahar (Zeinab) Fard, who was killed in Tehran on January 8, 2026, during the national revolution.

A portrait of 37-year-old Sahar (Zeinab) Fard, who was killed in Tehran on January 8, 2026, during the national revolution.

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Tehran, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete, Taekwondo, gymnastics, Pilates, and TRX coach, and model, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Qarchak, Varamin, by a live bullet to her forehead fired by Islamic Republic agents.

Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete, Taekwondo, gymnastics, Pilates, and TRX coach, and model, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Qarchak, Varamin, by a live bullet to her forehead fired by Islamic Republic agents.

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Qarchak, Varamin 8 Jan 2026
Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete, taekwondo, gymnastics, pilates, TRX instructor, and model, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Qarchak, Varamin, after being shot in the forehead by Islamic Republic agents.

Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete, taekwondo, gymnastics, pilates, TRX instructor, and model, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Qarchak, Varamin, after being shot in the forehead by Islamic Republic agents.

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Qarchak, Varamin 8 Jan 2026
Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old former taekwondo champion and fitness coach, was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the forehead in Islamshahr, Tehran, on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old former taekwondo champion and fitness coach, was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the forehead in Islamshahr, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.

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Islamshahr, Tehran 8 Jan 2026
Sahar Fard, a 37-year-old former women's taekwondo champion and fitness coach, was killed by live ammunition in Qarchak, Varamin. VIDEO

Sahar Fard, a 37-year-old former women's taekwondo champion and fitness coach, was killed by live ammunition in Qarchak, Varamin.

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Qarchak, Varamin, Iran
Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete from Islamshahr, is memorialized as a victim of the protests on January 8. VIDEO

Sahar Fard, a 38-year-old athlete from Islamshahr, is memorialized as a victim of the protests on January 8.

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Islamshahr, Iran 8 Jan 2026