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Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi
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Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi

سید شهاب‌الدین موسوی

Age
21
Sex
male
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Shahr-e Qods (Qaleh Hassan Khan) (+1 more)
Hometown
the Shahr-e Qods Governor's office
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution
Profession
animator and YouTuber
Cause of death
shot five times by security forces from the governor's office

Biography

Seyyed Shahabeddin Mousavi was a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) religious minority. He was killed on January 8, 2026, after being shot five times in the back and side by security forces stationed at the Shahr-e Qods Governor's Office. He is remembered as a victim of the Iranian protest movements.

سید شهاب‌الدین موسوی، انیمیشن‌ساز و یوتیوبر ۲۱ ساله و از پیروان آیین یارسان (اهل حق) بود. او در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ بر اثر اصابت پنج گلوله به پشت و پهلو، که از سمت ساختمان فرمانداری شهر قدس (قلعه‌حسن‌خان) شلیک شده بود، جان باخت و به عنوان یکی از جان‌باختگان اعتراضات ایران شناخته می‌شود.

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The lifeless body of 21-year-old Seyyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, an animator and YouTuber, shows bullet wounds after he was reportedly killed by gunfire from the Shahr-e Qods Governor's office on January 8, 2026. VIDEO

The lifeless body of 21-year-old Seyyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, an animator and YouTuber, shows bullet wounds after he was reportedly killed by gunfire from the Shahr-e Qods Governor's office on January 8, 2026.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
A photograph of Seyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, by gunfire from the Shahr-e Qods Governor's office.

A photograph of Seyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, by gunfire from the Shahr-e Qods Governor's office.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Mourners gather for the funeral of Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber reportedly killed by security forces in Shahr-e Qods. VIDEO

Mourners gather for the funeral of Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber reportedly killed by security forces in Shahr-e Qods.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
Seyyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) community, is seen in a video before he was reportedly killed by five bullets fired from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office on January 8, 2020. VIDEO

Seyyed Shahabuddin Mousavi, a 21-year-old animator and YouTuber from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) community, is seen in a video before he was reportedly killed by five bullets fired from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office on January 8, 2020.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province 8 Jan 2026
Portrait of 21-year-old animator Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, after being shot five times from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office.

Portrait of 21-year-old animator Seyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, who was reportedly killed on January 8, 2026, after being shot five times from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province, Iran 8 Jan 2026
The grave of 21-year-old animator and YouTuber Seyyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, who was reportedly killed by five bullets fired from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office on January 8, 2026.

The grave of 21-year-old animator and YouTuber Seyyed Shahabeddin Mousavi, who was reportedly killed by five bullets fired from the Shahr-e Qods governor's office on January 8, 2026.

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Shahr-e Qods, Tehran Province 8 Jan 2026