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Saleheh Akbari
جاویدنام · Javidnam

Saleheh Akbari

صالحه اکبری

Age
36
Sex
female
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Ardabil, at her home (+5 more)
Hometown
Ardabil
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession
nurse and operating room technician
Cause of death
shot by security forces in her home

Story

Saleheh Akbari was a 36-year-old nurse and operating room technician from Ardabil, also known as a mountaineer and nature lover. She was killed on January 8, 2026, reportedly shot directly to the heart by security forces in her home, in front of her 8-year-old daughter, for assisting injured protesters during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement. After her death, state agents reportedly abused her lifeless body and psychologically tortured her husband, Ahmad Khodaei, leading him to suicide.

صالحه اکبری، پرستار و تکنسین اتاق عمل ۳۶ ساله اهل اردبیل و همچنین کوهنورد و طبیعت‌گرد بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در منزل خود در اردبیل، بنابر گزارش‌ها با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به قلبش و در برابر چشمان دختر ۸ ساله‌اش کشته شد، زیرا به مجروحان اعتراضات جنبش انقلابی شیر و خورشید کمک کرده بود. پس از جان باختن او، مأموران حکومتی به پیکر بی‌جانش تعرض کرده و با سوءاستفاده از تلفن او، همسرش احمد خدایی را تحت شکنجه روانی قرار دادند که این امر به خودکشی احمد منجر شد.

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Saleheh Akbari was a 36-year-old nurse and operating room technician from Ardabil. On January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement, security forces reportedly shot her in the heart at her home in Ardabil while her eight-year-old daughter watched. She had been helping injured protesters and was targeted for that. After she was killed, state agents reportedly abused her body and used her phone to send her husband, Ahmad Khodaei, distressing messages. The pressure from those events led Ahmad Khodaei to take his own life. Saleheh Akbari is buried in Arak Cemetery, plot 39.

صالحه اکبری، پرستار و تکنسین اتاق عمل ۳۶ساله اهل اردبیل، ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ (۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶) در جریان جنبش انقلابی شیر و خورشید کشته شد. بنا بر گزارش‌ها، نیروهای امنیتی در منزلش در اردبیل مستقیماً به قلبش شلیک کردند و دختر ۸ساله‌اش شاهد بود. او کوهنورد بود و به طبیعت‌گردی می‌رفت. او به‌دلیل کمک به مجروحان اعتراضات هدف قرار گرفته بود. پس از کشته شدنش، مأموران حکومتی بنا بر گزارش‌ها به پیکرش تعرض کردند و با تلفن همراهش برای همسرش احمد خدایی پیام‌های آزاردهنده فرستادند. احمد خداعی تحت فشار روانی شدید ناشی از این وقایع به زندگی خود پایان داد. صالحه اکبری در آرامستان اراک، قطعه ۳۹، به خاک سپرده شده است.

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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.

Memorial portrait of Saleheh Akbari, who was killed in Ardabil on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.

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Ardabil, Iran8 Jan 2026
A portrait of Salehe Akbari, identified in the caption as a 'child of Iran' and a 'martyr for the homeland'.

A portrait of Salehe Akbari, identified in the caption as a 'child of Iran' and a 'martyr for the homeland'.

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Iran2026-01
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. VIDEO

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. VIDEO

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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Iran2026-01
Saleheh Akbari, a 36-year-old nurse and nature lover, was killed in Ardabil on January 8 by direct fire from Islamic Republic forces. VIDEO

Saleheh Akbari, a 36-year-old nurse and nature lover, was killed in Ardabil on January 8 by direct fire from Islamic Republic forces.

lion_and_suniran_revolution_2026january_2026javidnamsaleheh_akbari
Ardabil, Iran2026-01
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. VIDEO

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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Iran2026-01
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. VIDEO

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.

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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.

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.

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Ardabil, Iran2026-01
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.

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.

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Ardabil, Iran2026-01
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.

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.

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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).

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).

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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 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).

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Ardabil, Iran2026-01
A memorial photo of Salehe Akbari and Akbar Khodaee.

A memorial photo of Salehe Akbari and Akbar Khodaee.

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Iran2026-01
A memorial for Salehe Akbari, described as a son of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland, resting in Arak Cemetery, Plot 39.

A memorial for Salehe Akbari, described as a son of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland, resting in Arak Cemetery, Plot 39.

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Arak Cemetery, Arak2026-01

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