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Sepehr Esmaeili

سپهر اسماعیلی

Age: 22
Sex: male
Date of death: 15 November 2022
Place of death: Kiashahr, Sangar Road (+18 more)
Hometown: Qazvin
Event: Woman Life Freedom (+2 more)
Cause of death: shot by security forces

Story

Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old man from Qazvin, was tragically killed on his birthday, November 15, 2022, during the Woman Life Freedom protests. He was shot by security forces between 3 and 4 AM on Sangar Road near the Kiashahr police station while en route to northern Iran. His father shared a video expressing deep sorrow, referring to Sepehr as his 'life and world' and 'handsome one.'

سپهر اسماعیلی، جوان ۲۲ ساله اهل قزوین، در ۲۴ آبان ۱۴۰۱ در روز تولدش و در جریان اعتراضات زن زندگی آزادی کشته شد. او بین ساعت سه تا چهار صبح در جاده سنگر حوالی کلانتری کیاشهر در حالی که عازم شمال بود، توسط نیروهای امنیتی مورد اصابت گلوله قرار گرفت. پدرش با انتشار ویدئویی از سپهر، او را «جان و جهان» خود خواند و غم عمیقش را بیان کرد.

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Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old man from Qazvin, was tragically killed on November 15, 2022, during the Woman Life Freedom protests. His death occurred on his birthday. He was shot by security forces between 3 and 4 AM on Sangar Road, near the Kiashahr police station. Sepehr was en route to northern Iran when two personal cars reportedly stopped him before opening fire. His father shared a video expressing profound grief, referring to Sepehr as his 'life and world' and his 'handsome one.'

سپهر اسماعیلی، جوان ۲۲ ساله اهل قزوین، در تاریخ ۲۴ آبان ۱۴۰۱ و در جریان اعتراضات «زن زندگی آزادی» به طرز غم‌انگیزی جان باخت. او در روز تولدش کشته شد. وی بین ساعت سه تا چهار صبح در جاده سنگر حوالی کلانتری کیاشهر، با شلیک گلوله نیروهای امنیتی (یا سرکوبگر) به قتل رسید. سپهر اسماعیلی در حالی که عازم شمال ایران بود، توسط دو ماشین شخصی متوقف و سپس مورد تیراندازی قرار گرفت. پدرش با انتشار ویدئویی، غم عمیق خود را ابراز کرد و سپهر را «جان و جهان» و «سپهر قشنگم» خطاب نمود.

Archive — 11 items

Portrait of Sepehr Esmaeili, a 22-year-old from Qazvin who was killed by security forces' gunfire on November 15, 2022, near Kiashahr.

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Kiashahr, Gilan 15 Nov 2022

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.

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Kiashahr, Gilan, Iran 15 Nov 2022

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.

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Qazvin, Iran 15 Nov 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.

sepehr_esmaeili javidnam qazvin kiashahr sangar_road

Kiashahr, Gilan, Iran 15 Nov 2022

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.

sepehr_esmaeili javidnam woman_life_freedom killed_for_homeland iran_protests_2022

Kiashahr, Gilan, Iran 15 Nov 2022

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.

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Kiashahr, Gilan, Iran 15 Nov 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.

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Qazvin 15 Nov 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.

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Iran 14 Nov 2022

A memorial portrait of Sepehr Esmaeili, who was killed in Kish on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary protests.

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Kish, Iran 8 Jan 2026

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.

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Najafabad, Isfahan 8 Jan 2026

VIDEO

A memorial portrait of Sepehr Esmaeili, 24, who was killed on Kish Island on the eighteenth of Dey by direct fire from the Islamic Republic's terrorists.

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Kish Island 2026-01

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