Sina Ashkabousiunder 18
Dey 1404 Killed during protests
Life
- School student
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دانشآموز
- an only child
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an only child
- Sina was an only child and wanted to emigrate to Canada to continue his education.
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سینا تکفرزند بود و میخواست برای ادامه تحصیل به کانادا مهاجرت کند.
- Samira Shahsavari, who lives in Canada, said she learned about her 17-year-old nephew’s death through a phone call from her mother on Tuesday, January 13, during a brief window when communication from inside Iran was possible.
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Samira Shahsavari, who lives in Canada, said she learned about her 17-year-old nephew’s death through a phone call from her mother on Tuesday, January 13, during a brief window when communication from inside Iran was possible.
- The only child of a patriotic family
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تک فرزند خانوادهای میهندوست
- The eternally remembered Sina Ashkabousi took the Lion and Sun flag, put on a mask and went out into the street, but never returned.
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جاویدنام سینا اشکبوسی پرچم شیروخورشید را برداشت، ماسک زد و به خیابان رفت، اما هرگز بازنگشت.
- A 17-year-old teenager who was a fan of her books
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نوجوان ۱۷سالهای که طرفدار کتابهای او بود
- Sina was one of those true Harry Potter fans who believed in magic, because "the world needs it"
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سینا از آن دسته طرفداران واقعی هری پاتر بود که به جادو باور داشتند، چون «دنیا به آن نیاز دارد»
- For Sina's 17th birthday they brought a letter from "Hogwarts" school
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برای تولد ۱۷ سالگی سینا نامهای از مدرسه «هاگوارتز» آوردند
- Sina put the Sorting Hat on his head, wore a "Slytherin" robe and a green scarf, and with a wand in his hand blew out his birthday candles
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سینا کلاه گروهبندی را روی سرش گذاشت، ردای «اسلیترین» و شال سبز پوشید و با چوبدستی در دست، شمعهای تولدش را فوت کرد
- Just days earlier, friends had celebrated his seventeenth birthday at a café with a Harry Potter theme, reflecting his love for the series.
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Just days earlier, friends had celebrated his seventeenth birthday at a café with a Harry Potter theme, reflecting his love for the series.
- was a known fan of Harry Potter. The books' author, J.K. Rowling, expressed condolences to the teenager on social media.
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was a known fan of Harry Potter. The books' author, J.K. Rowling, expressed condolences to the teenager on social media.
- “He had a comfortable life, but he was a responsible boy, and that is why he participated in the protests.
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“He had a comfortable life, but he was a responsible boy, and that is why he participated in the protests.
- He was a student and was planning to immigrate to Canada to continue his education and live with me.”
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He was a student and was planning to immigrate to Canada to continue his education and live with me.”
- A clever, gifted and kind boy
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پسری باهوش، نخبه و مهربان
In the words of those close to them
A user on X addressed Rowling and wrote that Sina was one of those true Harry Potter fans who believed in magic, because "the world needs it".— A user on XPersian original
یک کاربر در ایکس، رولینگ را خطاب قرار داد و نوشت سینا از آن دسته طرفداران واقعی هری پاتر بود که به جادو باور داشتند، چون «دنیا به آن نیاز دارد».
Sina was an only child,” she said.Persian original
Sina was an only child,” she said.
Sina was the only child of the family and a clever, gifted and kind boy— An informed sourcePersian original
سینا تک فرزند خانواده و پسری باهوش، نخبه و مهربان بود
How they died
- On 18 Dey he was in Tehranpars Park (Third Roundabout, 196th East Street) chanting slogans with a group of his friends when government forces opened fire on them and massacred them all.
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او هجدهم دیماه در پارک تهرانپارس (فلکه سوم، خیابان ۱۹۶ شرقی)، به همراه گروهی از دوستانش در حال سر دادن شعار بود که نیروهای حکومتی به سوی آنان تیراندازی و همه را قتلعام کردند.
- A few days later, on 18 Dey, Sina was hit by a bullet in the Tehranpars area and killed.
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سینا چند روز بعد، در ۱۸ دی، در منطقه تهرانپارس هدف گلوله قرار گرفت و کشته شد.
- shot dead in eastern Tehran on January 8
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shot dead in eastern Tehran on January 8
- Sina Ashkabousi, a 17-year-old teenager, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in the "Tehranpars" area of Tehran by live fire from the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
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سینا اشکبوسی، نوجوان ۱۷ ساله، پنچشنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات منطقه «تهرانپارس» تهران، با شلیک تیر جنگی نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
- The 17-year-old school student Sina Ashkabousi was hit by two live rounds of the oppressors in the heart and abdomen in the protests of Thursday, 18 Dey, in the Tehranpars neighbourhood, and lost his life after being taken to Tehranpars Hospital at the Third Roundabout. Because security agents took a pledge from the family, his burial ceremony was held in silence. J. K. Rowling expressed condolences on X for the killing of Ashkabousi, who was a fan of the Harry Potter books.
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دانشآموز ۱۷ساله، سینا اشکبوسی، در اعتراضات پنجشنبه ۱۸ دی در محله تهرانپارس هدف دو تیر جنگی سرکوبگران به قلب و شکم قرار گرفت و پس از انتقال به بیمارستان تهرانپارس در فلکه سوم جان باخت. به دلیل گرفتن تعهد مأموران امنیتی از خانواده، مراسم خاکسپاری او در سکوت انجام شد. جی. کی. رولینگ کشته شدن اشکبوسی را که طرفدار کتابهای هری پاتر بود در ایکس تسلیت گفت.
- Gunshot wound
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Gunshot wound
After their death
- Sina Ashkabousi's body was buried on Monday, 22 Dey.
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پیکر سینا اشکبوسی دوشنبه ۲۲دی، به خاک سپرده شد.
- They had taken a pledge from Sina's family that the burial ceremony would take place in silence.
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از خانواده سینا تعهد گرفته بودند که مراسم خاکسپاری در سکوت انجام شود.
- The body of Sina Eshkeboosi has been buried.
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The body of Sina Eshkeboosi has been buried.
- His aunt, Samira Shahsavari, told IranWire that the family was forced to sign a written pledge requiring the burial to take place in complete silence.
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His aunt, Samira Shahsavari, told IranWire that the family was forced to sign a written pledge requiring the burial to take place in complete silence.
- The agents handed his body over to his parents on condition that the ceremony be held privately and in silence, and the burial ceremony of this teenager was held under security pressure.
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مأموران پیکر او را با شرط برگزاری مراسم در خلوت و سکوت به والدینش تحویل دادند و مراسم خاکسپاری این نوجوان زیر فشار امنیتی برگزار شد.
Sources
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- Iran International
- Radio Zamaneh
- IranWire
- Hana Human Rights Organization
- Center for Human Rights in Iran — Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’ - Center for Human Rights in Iran
- Euronews Persian
- Independent Persian
- Independent Persian
- Radio Zamaneh
- Iran International
- IranWire
- Persian Wikipedia
- English Wikipedia
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- IranWire
- Kayhan London
- Iran Human Rights Society
Listed in
- Javid-Nam of the uprising of January 2026 (Lion and Sun Revolution)
- The massacre of 8 and 9 January 2026
- Killed during protests
- Children and teenagers killed
- School pupils
- The year 1404 (2025–2026)
- Dey 1404
- Tehran Province
- Tehran
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