Sam Sohbat-zadeh
سام صحبتزاده
- Age
- 14
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Qods City (Ghal'e Hassan-khan), Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Khalkhal, Ardabil Province
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- Working child
- Cause of death
- shot in the head by security forces
Biography
Sam Sohbat-zadeh was a 14-year-old Kurdish Kermanj boy living in Tehran who had been working since age ten to support his family. He was killed on January 8, 2026, after being shot in the head by security forces during protests in Shahr-e Qods (Ghal'e Hassan-khan). His family transported his body to his ancestral village of Lanbar in Khalkhal, where he was laid to rest.
سام صحبتزاده، کودک ۱۴ ساله کُرد کرمانج و ساکن تهران بود که از ده سالگی برای کمک به خانواده کار میکرد. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات مردمی در قلعه حسنخان (شهر قدس) با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی به سرش جان باخت. پیکر او توسط خانواده به زادگاهش در روستای لنبر از توابع خلخال منتقل و در آنجا به خاک سپرده شد.
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Portrait of 14-year-old Sam Sohbat-zadeh, a Kurdish Kermanj child killed by security forces during protests in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
A memorial photo of 14-year-old Sam Sohbat-zadeh, who was shot and killed in Shahr-e Qods, Tehran, on January 8, 2026.