Mani Hodavandunder 18

مانی هداوند

Also known as Mani Hadavand

17 years old · Eslamshahr · Tehran Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

In the words of those close to them

His mother has recounted that the same night she and Mani's father searched the floors of the hospital separately to find their child.— His mother

Persian original

مادرش روایت کرده است که همان شب، او و پدر مانی، طبقات بیمارستان را جداگانه جست‌وجو می‌کردند تا فرزندشان را بیابند.

How they died

• The eternally remembered Mani Hodavand was from Dorud and was shot and killed on Thursday, 18 Dey, in Eslamshahr.
  Persian original

  جاویدنام مانی هداوند اهل دورود بود و پنجشنبه هجدهم دی‌ماه، در اسلامشهر هدف شلیک قرار گرفت و کشته شد.

• Hit in the chest by live ammunition
  Persian original

  اصابت گلوله جنگی به سینه

After their death

• Until, hours later, they were told that his body had been taken directly to the morgue.
  Persian original

  تا اینکه ساعاتی بعد به آن‌ها گفته شد پیکر او را مستقیم به سردخانه منتقل کرده‌اند.

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Independent Persian
3. Iran International — memorial map
4. Hana Human Rights Organization
5. 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
6. Independent Persian
7. Radio Zamaneh

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
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Tehran Province
• Eslamshahr

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