Azarnoush Khorasaniunder 18

آذرنوش خراسانی

8 years old · Mashhad · Razavi Khorasan Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

Child
Persian original
کودک

How they died

Azarnoush Khorasani, an eight-year-old child, was shot by government forces during the protests of 19 Dey on Rahnamaei Street in Mashhad and was killed due to the severity of the injuries.
Persian original
آذرنوش خراسانی، کودک هشت ساله، در جریان اعتراضات ۱۹ دی در خیابان راهنمایی مشهد هدف تیراندازی نیروهای حکومتی قرار گرفت و بر اثر شدت جراحات کشته شد.
The bullet hit this child directly, and despite being taken to hospital, efforts to save the child's life were unsuccessful.
Persian original
گلوله به‌طور مستقیم به این کودک اصابت کرد و با وجود انتقال به بیمارستان، تلاش برای نجات جان او بی‌نتیجه ماند.
Azarnoush Khorasani, an 8-year-old child from Mashhad, was hit on the evening of Friday, 19 Dey, on Rahnamaei Street in Mashhad by direct live fire of the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic and was killed due to the severity of the injuries. After this incident the family was put under pressure and threatened to remain silent about how their child was killed and not to inform anyone, and for this reason the news of the killing was not published until the fortieth day.
Persian original
آذرنوش خراسانی، کودک ۸ ساله مشهدی در شامگاه جمعه ۱۹ دی‌ماه در خیابان راهنمایی مشهد هدف شلیک مستقیم تیر جنگی نیروهای سرکوبگر جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت و بر اثر شدت جراحات کشته شد. پس از این واقعه، خانواده‌اش تحت فشار و تهدید قرار گرفتند تا دربارهٔ چگونگی کشته‌شدن فرزندشان سکوت کنند و هیچ‌گونه اطلاع‌رسانی انجام ندهند و به همین دلیل خبر کشته شدن او تا چهلمش منتشر نشد.

After their death

Azarnoush's body was buried in the village of Bamchenar in Kalat-e Naderi County, Razavi Khorasan Province.
Persian original
پیکر آذرنوش در روستای بام‌چنار از توابع شهرستان کلات نادری در استان خراسان رضوی به خاک سپرده شد.
This child's family has been put under security pressure to speak about the child.
Persian original
خانواده این کودک تحت فشار امنیتی قرار گرفته‌اند تا درباره او صحبت کنند.

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