Mehdi Mohmedi Kartalaeeunder 18

مهدی مهمدی کرتلائی

Also known as مهدی مهمدی کرتلایی

16 years old · Shushtar · Khuzestan Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

• While he was near a motorcycle repair shop, he was hit by a bullet from behind
  Persian original

  در حالی که در نزدیکی یک مغازه موتور‌سازی حضور داشت، از پشت هدف گلوله قرار گرفت

In the words of those close to them

"On that same day, in the Saheb-ol-Zaman road area of Shushtar, I saw more than 8 lifeless bodies with my own eyes.— One of the witnesses

Persian original

«در همان روز، در منطقه جاده صاحب‌الزمان شوشتر، با چشم خودم بیش از 8 پیکر بی‌جان را دیدم.

How they died

• On the evening of 19 Dey, coinciding with the Prince's call, he was killed in the Shushtar area and the village of Aqili in Khuzestan Province by live fire of government forces.
  Persian original

  در شامگاه ۱۹ دی و هم‌زمان با فراخوان شاهزاده، در محدوده شوشتر و روستای عقیلی در استان خوزستان، با شلیک گلوله جنگی نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد.

• Was killed by a direct bullet of the security forces of the Islamic Republic
  Persian original

  به ضرب گلوله مستقیم ا نیروهای امنیتی جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد

After their death

• His body was handed over after money was received and a pledge taken from the family, and on Saturday morning, 20 Dey, he was buried under security conditions with a limited number of relatives present
  Persian original

  پیکر او پس از دریافت پول و گرفتن تعهد از خانواده تحویل داده شد و صبح شنبه ۲۰ دی، در شرایط امنیتی و با حضور شمار محدودی از بستگان به خاک سپرده شد

• The burial ceremony of this teenager was held under strict security measures.
  Persian original

  مراسم خاکسپاری این نوجوان با تدابیر شدید امنیتی برگزار شد.

• His body was handed over to the family at 6 a.m., and the security forces emphasised that the ceremony must be held in the shortest possible time.
  Persian original

  پیکر او ساعت 6 صبح به خانواده تحویل داده شد و نیروهای امنیتی تأکید کرده‌اند که مراسم باید در کوتاه‌ترین زمان ممکن برگزار شود.

• The family and those around them have been forbidden from making any public announcement and threatened that, in case of violation, the body would not be handed over.
  Persian original

  خانواده و اطرافیان از اطلاع‌رسانی عمومی منع و در صورت تخطی، به عدم تحویل پیکر تهدید شده‌اند.

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Persian Wikipedia
3. khro.org
4. Iran International — memorial map
5. Iran International
6. 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

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
• Khuzestan Province
• Shushtar

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