Saleheh Akbari
صالحه اکبری
- Age
- 36
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Ardabil (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Ardabil
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution
- Profession
- Operating room technician, nurse, and mountaineer
- Cause of death
- shot in the heart by security forces at her home
Biography
Salehe Akbari was a 36-year-old nurse and mountaineer from Ardabil who was killed by security forces during the January 2026 protests. She was reportedly shot in the heart inside her home, in front of her husband and young daughter, for providing medical aid to injured protesters. Following her death, state agents allegedly used her phone to send videos of her abused body to her husband, Ahmad Khodaee, who subsequently took his own life due to the trauma.
صالحه اکبری، پرستار، تکنسین اتاق عمل و کوهنورد ۳۶ ساله اهل اردبیل بود که در جریان اعتراضات دیماه ۱۴۰۴ به دست نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. او در مقابل چشمان همسر و دختر خردسالش در خانه خود و به اتهام کمک به مداوای مجروحان، هدف شلیک مستقیم قرار گرفت. پس از جان باختن او، گزارشها حاکی از آن است که مأموران با استفاده از تلفن همراه او پیامها و تصاویر توهینآمیزی برای همسرش، احمد خدایی، فرستادند که منجر به فشار روانی شدید و خودکشی او شد.
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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.