Sanam Pourbabaei
صنم پوربابایی
- Age
- 26
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Lahijan (+3 more)
- Hometown
- Siahkal
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution
- Profession
- Violinist and music teacher
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Sanam Pourbabaei was a 26-year-old violinist and music teacher from Siahkal, Gilan. She was killed on January 8, 2026, after being shot directly by security forces near the Lahijan governorate. Following her death, she was buried in the Barfjan cemetery in her hometown of Siahkal.
صنم پوربابایی، نوازنده ویولن و مدرس موسیقی ۲۶ ساله اهل سیاهکل بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ بر اثر شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی در محدوده فرمانداری لاهیجان جان خود را از دست داد. پیکر این هنرمند جوان در بقعه برفجان سیاهکل به خاک سپرده شد.
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A memorial portrait of Sanam Pourbabai, identified as a martyr for the homeland, holding a violin.
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Sanam Pourbabaei, a 26-year-old violinist and music teacher from Gilan, was killed after being shot directly by the security forces of the Islamic Republic.
The flower-covered grave of Sanam Pourbabayi, is seen decorated with candles and greenery during a memorial in Lahijan.
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Family and friends visited the grave of Sanam Pourbabaei, a violinist killed during the 'Bloody Dey' crackdown, which was decorated with flowers, candles, and a Haft-Sin arrangement in Lahijan.
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Family and friends of Sanam Pourbabaei, a violin teacher and victim of the 'Bloody Dey' crackdown, gather for a memorial service in Lahijan.
Sanam Pourbabaei, a violin teacher from Siahkal, was killed by direct gunfire near the Lahijan governorate on January 8, 2026, and buried in the Barfjan Tomb.
The memorial site and grave of Sanam Pourbabaei, a violinist killed in January 2026, featuring her portraits on a table at Barfjan cemetery in Siahkal.