Somayeh Yousefi
سمیه یوسفی
- Age
- 44
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehranpars, Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution
- Profession
- Accountant and Taekwondo athlete
- Cause of death
- shot in the head by security forces
Biography
Somayeh Yousefi was a 44-year-old chief accountant and Taekwondo black belt who was killed on January 8, 2026, during protests in the Tehranpars neighborhood of Tehran. She was reportedly targeted by a sniper stationed on a high-rise building who shot her in the head. After her death, her family searched for her body for two days at the Kahrizak morgue before burying her in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.
سمیه یوسفی حسابدار ۴۴ ساله و دارنده کمربند مشکی تکواندو بود که در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات محله تهرانپارس تهران با شلیک مستقیم تکتیرانداز از بالای یک ساختمان به سرش کشته شد. پیکر او پس از انتقال به بیمارستان امامحسین و سپس کهریزک، توسط خانوادهاش پس از دو روز جستجو شناسایی و در بهشتزهرا به خاک سپرده شد. او سالها به عنوان مدیر حسابداری فعالیت داشت و ورزشکاری حرفهای بود.
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A portrait of 44-year-old Somayeh Yousefi, an accountant and Taekwondo black belt who was killed by a sniper shot to the head during protests in the Tehranpars neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
Portrait of Somayeh Yousefi, a 34-year-old woman who was reportedly killed by direct gunfire from security forces during protests in the Tehranpars neighborhood of Tehran on January 8, 2026.
Portrait of Somayeh Yousefi from Tehran, a new bride who was killed by live ammunition on July 9 (18 Tir) in the Tehranpars neighborhood.