Arnika Dabbaghunder 18

آرنیکا دباغ

Also known as Arnika Dabbagh

15 years old · Gorgan · Golestan Province

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

• Teenage swimmer
  Persian original

  شناگر نوجوان

• School student
  Persian original

  دانش‌آموز

• School student
  Persian original

  محصل

• Arnika had won several championship titles in national swimming competitions
  Persian original

  آرنیکا چندین عنوان قهرمانی در مسابقات ملی شنا کسب کرده بود

• A young sportswoman and one of the champions in swimming
  Persian original

  دختر جوان ورزشکار و از قهرمانان رشته شنا

• Arnika Dabbagh had achieved championship placings in national swimming competitions
  Persian original

  آرنیکا دباغ در مسابقات کشوری شنا به مقام‌های قهرمانی رسیده بود

• She had won several championship titles in national swimming competitions and dreamed of taking part in the Olympic Games
  Persian original

  چندین عنوان قهرمانی در مسابقات ملی شنا کسب کرده بود و رویای شرکت در رقابت‌های المپیک را در سر می‌پروراند

In the words of those close to them

This year you wanted to set a national record; you didn't, but you brought us a world medal.— Her sister

Persian original

امسال می‌خواستی رکورد ملی بزنی، نشدی اما مدال جهانی برایمان آوردی.

How they died

• Lost her life from direct shooting in Gorgan
  Persian original

  بر اثر تیراندازی مستقیم در گرگان جان باخت

• Following severe repression and direct shooting by government agents
  Persian original

  در پی سرکوب شدید و شلیک مستقیم ماموران حکومت

• Arnika Dabbagh, a 15-year-old girl and teenage swimmer from Gorgan, lost her life on 19 Dey 1404 during the nationwide protests from direct shooting by security agents. She was one of the champions in swimming and in national championships had won a silver medal and two bronze medals, as well as seven top placings at the national swimming festival for girls under 12. Those close to her remember her as an energetic and hard-working girl who was also active on social media. Her fortieth-day memorial was held on Wednesday, 29 Bahman 1404, with family, relatives and a large number of citizens at her grave, with Shahnameh recitation, the singing of the anthem "Ey Iran", a mourning dance and the release of doves.
  Persian original

  آرنیکا دباغ، دختر ۱۵ ساله و شناگر نوجوان اهل کرگان، در ۱۹ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات سراسری با شلیک مستقیم مأموران امنیتی جان باخت. او از قهرمانان رشته شنا بود و در رقابت‌های قهرمانی کشور موفق به کسب یک مدال نقره و دو مدال برنز و نیز هفت مقام ممتاز در جشنواره شنای دختران زیر ۱۲ سال کشور شده بود. نزدیکانش از او به‌عنوان دختری پرانرژی و پرتلاش یاد می‌کنند که در شبکه‌های اجتماعی نیز حضوری فعال داشت. مراسم چهلم او در چهارشنبه ۲۹ بهمن‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ با حضور خانواده، بستگان و شماری کثیری از شهروندان در مزارش با شاهنامه‌خوانی، اجرای سرود «ای ایران»، رقص سوگ و آزاد کردن کبوتران انجام شد.

• Gunshot wound
  Persian original

  Gunshot wound

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Iran International
3. Iran Human Rights Society
4. Hengaw — Four women, one aged 15, killed during protests in Iran
5. Radio Zamaneh
6. Iran International — memorial map
7. Independent Persian
8. Independent Persian
9. Hana Human Rights Organization
10. 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
11. Euronews Persian
12. Radio Zamaneh
13. Iran International
14. Independent Persian
15. Persian Wikipedia
16. English Wikipedia

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

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
• Women killed
• School pupils
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Golestan Province
• Gorgan

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