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Sajjad Shaghalani
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Sajjad Shaghalani

سجاد شاقلانی

Age
21
Sex
male
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Alvand, Qazvin Province (+2 more)
Hometown
Alvand, Qazvin Province
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution
Profession
Boxer
Cause of death
Shot in the head by security forces

Biography

Sajjad Shaghalani was a 21-year-old athlete and boxer who had completed his mandatory military service only twenty days before his death. He was killed on January 8, 2026, in Alvand after being shot in the forehead with live ammunition by security forces. Following his death, his body was buried in his hometown under heavy security pressure.

سجاد شاقلانی، ورزشکار ۲۱ ساله اهل الوند، تنها ۲۰ روز پس از پایان دوره سربازی اجباری‌اش در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به پیشانی کشته شد. او که به ورزش بوکس علاقه زیادی داشت، در شهر الوند جان باخت و پیکرش تحت فشارهای امنیتی در همین شهر به خاک سپرده شد.

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Sajjad Shaqalani, a 21-year-old boxer from Alvand who had recently finished his military service, was killed by a direct shot to the head by Islamic Republic forces on January 8, 2026.

Sajjad Shaqalani, a 21-year-old boxer from Alvand who had recently finished his military service, was killed by a direct shot to the head by Islamic Republic forces on January 8, 2026.

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Alvand, Qazvin, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The body of Sajjad Shaqalani, a 21-year-old boxer from Alvand, is shown in a morgue after he was killed by a direct gunshot to the forehead by security forces during the January 2026 protests.

The body of Sajjad Shaqalani, a 21-year-old boxer from Alvand, is shown in a morgue after he was killed by a direct gunshot to the forehead by security forces during the January 2026 protests.

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Alvand, Qazvin, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The lifeless body of Sajjad Shaqlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026, shortly after completing his mandatory military service.

The lifeless body of Sajjad Shaqlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026, shortly after completing his mandatory military service.

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Alvand, Qazvin Province 8 Jan 2026
Sajjad Shaqalani, an athlete who had recently completed his mandatory military service, was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

Sajjad Shaqalani, an athlete who had recently completed his mandatory military service, was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

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Alvand, Qazvin Province 8 Jan 2026
The lifeless body of Sajjad Shaqlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, only twenty days after finishing his mandatory military service.

The lifeless body of Sajjad Shaqlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, only twenty days after finishing his mandatory military service.

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Alvand, Qazvin, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Memorial footage of Sajjad Shaqlani training and his flower-covered grave after he was reportedly shot in the head in Alvand, Qazvin, on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

Memorial footage of Sajjad Shaqlani training and his flower-covered grave after he was reportedly shot in the head in Alvand, Qazvin, on January 8, 2026.

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Alvand, Qazvin Province 8 Jan 2026
Sajjad Shaqlani, a young man who had recently finished his mandatory military service, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

Sajjad Shaqlani, a young man who had recently finished his mandatory military service, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

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Alvand, Qazvin 8 Jan 2026
A collage of photos showing Sajjad Shaghlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin, on January 8, 2026, shortly after completing his mandatory military service.

A collage of photos showing Sajjad Shaghlani, who was reportedly killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin, on January 8, 2026, shortly after completing his mandatory military service.

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Alvand, Qazvin, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Sajjad Shaghalani, who had reportedly completed his mandatory military service only 20 days prior, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

Sajjad Shaghalani, who had reportedly completed his mandatory military service only 20 days prior, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Alvand, Qazvin province, on January 8, 2026.

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Alvand, Qazvin Province 8 Jan 2026