Sepehr Esmaeili
سپهر اسماعیلی
- Age
- 22
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 15 November 2022
- Place of death
- Kiashahr, Gilan Province (+5 more)
- Hometown
- Qazvin
- Event
- Woman Life Freedom (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Sepehr Esmaeili was a 22-year-old from Qazvin who was shot and killed by security forces on his birthday, November 15, 2022. While traveling toward northern Iran between 3:00 and 4:00 AM, he was intercepted by agents in private vehicles near the Kiashahr police station on Sangar Road. His father has since shared emotional tributes, describing Sepehr as his 'entire world' and mourning the profound loneliness left by his death.
سپهر اسماعیلی، جوان ۲۲ ساله اهل قزوین، در تاریخ ۲۴ آبان ۱۴۰۱ و در روز تولدش با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی جان باخت. او در جاده سنگر حوالی کلانتری کیاشهر در حالی که با خودرو عازم شمال بود، توسط سرنشینان دو ماشین شخصی هدف گلوله قرار گرفت. پدر او با انتشار ویدئوهایی در فضای مجازی، سپهر را «جان و جهان» خود نامیده و از غم جانکاه و تنهایی پس از او سخن گفته است.
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Portrait of Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin who was killed by security forces' gunfire on November 15, 2022, near Kiashahr.
Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin shown standing on a beach, was shot and killed by security forces on November 15, 2022, near Kiashahr.
A portrait of 22-year-old Sepehr Esmaeili from Qazvin sitting behind his birthday cake, taken before he was shot and killed by security forces on November 15, 2022.
Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin, was shot and killed by security forces on November 15, 2022, in Kiashahr during the Woman Life Freedom protests.
Portrait of Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin who was shot and killed by security forces on his birthday, November 15, 2022, near Kiashahr.
A black and white portrait of 22-year-old Sepehr Esmaeili from Qazvin, who was killed by security forces on his birthday on November 15, 2022.
A photograph of the grave of Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin who was killed by security forces on his birthday, November 15, 2022.
A memorial graphic displaying portraits and names of eight individuals killed during the Woman Life Freedom protests between November 6 and November 14, 2022, across various Iranian cities.
A portrait of 25-year-old Sepehr Esmaeili, a resident of Kish Island who was reportedly killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, and buried in Najafabad.