Zohreh Fazeli
زهره فاضلی
- Age
- 38 (+1 more)
- Sex
- female
- Date of death
- 9 January 2026
- Place of death
- Bushehr
- Event
- Lion and Sun revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- Management professional (PhD in MBA)
- Cause of death
- shot by government security forces
Biography
Zohreh Fazeli was a 38-year-old scholar from Bushehr who held a PhD in MBA and was fluent in five languages. Despite living with multiple sclerosis and needing a cane, she participated in protests in January 2026 where she was targeted by security forces while unable to flee. She was reportedly shot first in the side and then in the heart, leading to her death.
زهره فاضلی ۳۸ ساله، اهل بوشهر و دارای مدرک دکترای مدیریت (MBA) بود که به پنج زبان تسلط داشت. او با وجود ابتلا به بیماری اماس و استفاده از عصا در اعتراضات دیماه ۱۴۰۴ شرکت کرد و به دلیل ناتوانی در دویدن، هدف شلیک مستقیم ماموران قرار گرفت. وی ابتدا از ناحیه پهلو و سپس از ناحیه قلب مورد اصابت گلوله قرار گرفت و جان باخت.
Archive — 4 items
A memorial portrait of 28-year-old Zohreh Fazeli, who was killed in Bushehr, framed and surrounded by white flowers.
A portrait of Zohreh Fazeli, who was reportedly killed by government forces' gunfire in Bushehr on January 9, 2026.
A split-screen portrait of Zohreh Fazeli, a woman with a PhD who was reportedly shot and killed by security forces during protests in Bushehr on January 8.
Memorial graphic for Zohre Fazeli, a 38-year-old multilingual MBA doctor from Bushehr reported killed by government forces on January 9, 2026.