Sajjad Valamanesh Zilayi
سجاد والامنش زیلایی
- Age
- 20
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 1 January 2026
- Place of death
- Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (+3 more)
- Hometown
- the Bakhtiari Lur community
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- construction worker
- Cause of death
- shot by government forces
Biography
Sajjad Valamanesh Zilayi was a 20-year-old pro-monarchy protester and construction worker from the Bakhtiari Lur community who was shot and killed by government forces during protests in Lordegan on January 1, 2026. Following his death, his family faced continuous harassment and threats from the IRGC intelligence services, who forced them to give a coerced state television interview in order to release his body for burial.
سجاد والامنش زیلایی، معترض ۲۰ ساله پادشاهیخواه و کارگر ساختمانی از لرهای بختیاری (طایفه زیلایی) بود که در جریان اعتراضات ۱۱ دی ۱۴۰۴ در لردگان با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد. پس از کشته شدن وی، خانواده او تحت تهدید و فشارهای مداوم اطلاعات سپاه قرار گرفتند و مجبور شدند برای تحویل گرفتن پیکر او، تن به یک مصاحبه اجباری با رسانههای دولتی بدهند.
Archive — 3 items
A portrait of Sajjad Valamanesh, a 20-year-old pro-monarchy protester and construction worker from the Bakhtiari Lur community who was killed by government forces in Lordegan on January 1, 2026.
Memorial portrait of Sajjad Valamanesh Zilayi, who was killed on January 1, 2026, in Lordegan during the Lion and Sun revolutionary protests.
A portrait of Sajjad Zilaei, remembered as a Javidnam (eternal name) and sacrifice for the homeland.