Sepehr Shokri
سپهر شکری
- Age
- 25
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Piroozi, Tehran (+6 more)
- Hometown
- an IRIB report with a red 'X' over it
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Sepehr Shokri was a 25-year-old man who was killed on January 8, 2026, in the Piroozi area of Tehran, reportedly by direct fire from security forces in front of his younger brother. His family faced significant pressure, including offers of money from officials, to misrepresent the circumstances of his death, which they firmly refused. A poignant video showing his father searching for his body at the Kahrizak Medical Examiner Center became widely known as "Sepehr Baba, Where are you?". His memorial services were also met with harassment and threats from security forces.
سپهر شکری، مردی ۲۵ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در محله پیروزی تهران با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی، در مقابل چشمان برادر کوچکترش کشته شد. خانواده او تحت فشار شدید قرار گرفتند تا دلیل و جزئیات مرگ او را تحریف کنند و حتی وعدههای مالی قابل توجهی نیز به آنها داده شد، اما آنان به شدت این درخواستها را رد کردند. ویدیوی دلخراش جستجوی پدرش برای یافتن پیکر او در مرکز پزشکی قانونی کهریزک، با عنوان «سپهر بابا کجایی؟» به طور گستردهای منتشر و مورد توجه قرار گرفت. مراسم یادبود او نیز با آزار و اذیت و تهدید نیروهای امنیتی همراه بود.
Archive — 10 items
Memorial portrait of Sepehr Shokri, who was killed in Tehran on January 9, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
VIDEO
A father searches for the body of his son, Sepehr Shokri, among many others at the Kahrizak Medical Examiner Center in Tehran.
An image showing a screenshot from an IRIB report with a red 'X' over it, regarding the identity of the family of Sepehr Shokri, whose father's search for his son's body was documented in a viral video.
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A memorial ceremony for the protest victim Sepehr Shokri, showing mourners gathered around his grave and a large poster featuring his image.
The father of Sepehr Shokri stands before a memorial poster and portrait during the 40th-day ceremony for his son, a killed protester.
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A large crowd gathers for the 40th-day memorial ceremony of Sepehr Shokri, chanting protest slogans during the Lion and Sun revolution.
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A crowd gathers at the 40th-day memorial of Sepehr Shokri, chanting 'For every person killed, a thousand stand behind them.'
A collage of images of Sepehr Shokri, a 25-year-old man who was killed by security forces' direct fire in the Piroozi area of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
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People gather at the grave of Sepehr Shokri for a memorial service, amidst reports of security forces harassing and threatening his family.
A portrait of Sepehr Shokri, described in the caption as a son of Iran and an eternal sacrifice for the homeland.