Saleheh Akbari
صالحه اکبری
- Age
- 36
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Ardabil (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Ardabil
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- nurse, operating room technician, mountaineer
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Salehe Akbari was a 36-year-old nurse, operating room technician, and mountaineer from Ardabil. She was killed on January 8, 2026, at her home by a direct shot to the heart from security forces, allegedly for aiding injured protesters during the "Lion and Sun revolution." Following her death, security forces reportedly subjected her body to abuse and sent distressing images to her husband, Ahmad Khodaee, who subsequently took his own life due to the immense psychological trauma. She is survived by her 8-year-old daughter.
صالحه اکبری، پرستار، تکنسین اتاق عمل و کوهنورد ۳۶ ساله اهل اردبیل بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در خانهاش در اردبیل با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به قلبش کشته شد؛ طبق گزارشها، دلیل مرگ او کمک به مجروحان اعتراضات ("انقلاب شیر و خورشید") بوده است. پس از مرگ او، نیروهای امنیتی به پیکر بیجانش تعرض کرده و فیلم آن را برای همسرش، احمد خدایی، فرستادند که این اقدام موجب فشار روانی شدید و در نهایت خودکشی احمد شد. او یک دختر ۸ ساله داشت.
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Memorial portrait of Saleheh Akbari, who was killed in Ardabil on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
A portrait of Salehe Akbari, identified in the caption as a 'child of Iran' and a 'martyr for the homeland'.
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Screenshot of Instagram messages sent to Ahmad (Akbar) Khodaei from the phone of his deceased wife, Saleheh Akbari, documenting psychological torture and harassment by state agents after her death.
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A memorial video for Saleheh Akbari, a nurse and victim of the Iranian state crackdown, showing her personal photos and medical work equipment.
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Saleheh Akbari, a 36-year-old nurse and nature lover, was killed in Ardabil on January 8 by direct fire from Islamic Republic forces.
A portrait of Saleheh Akbari and Ahmad Khodaei. Saleheh Akbari was shot by Basiji militia they abused her lifeless body, filmed it, and sent the video to her husband so he would watch and suffer. Ahmad could not withstand the psychological trauma and ended his life.
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A memorial video showing Saleheh Akbari and her husband Ahmad Khodaei against a mountain sunset, with an Instagram chat overlay discussing her death by state forces and his subsequent suicide.
Memorial photo of Saleheh Akbari, a mountaineer and nurse from Ardabil, with her husband, reportedly killed at her home for assisting injured revolutionaries during the Lion and Sun revolution.
Portrait of Saleheh Akbari, a mountaineer and nurse from Ardabil who was reportedly killed at her home during the Lion and Sun revolution for providing medical aid to injured protesters.
Salehe Akbari, an operating room technician who was reportedly killed by a direct shot to the heart by security forces in January 2026, is pictured in an operating room with medical equipment.
Portrait of Salehe Akbari, an operating room technician who was killed by a direct shot to the heart by security forces during the protests of January 2026 (Dey 1404).
A portrait of Saleheh Akbari, an operating room technician who was reportedly killed by a direct shot from security forces during the protests in January 2026 (Dey 1404).
A memorial photo of Salehe Akbari and Akbar Khodaee.