Ehsan Abedini

احسان عابدینی

35 years old · Tehran

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

In the words of those close to them

The video wasn't clear, but I felt that it was Ehsan— One of those close to him

Persian original

ویدیو واضح نبود اما احساس کردم که احسان است

How they died

• Gunshot to the head. From Qom.
  Persian original

  شلیک گلوله به سر. اهل قم.

• Ehsan Abedini was hit from behind by a bullet during the protests in the Sattarkhan Street area of Tehran.
  Persian original

  احسان عابدینی در جریان اعتراضات در محدوده خیابان ستارخان تهران از پشت سر هدف گلوله قرار گرفته است.

After their death

• Ehsan's brother received his body and the burial ceremony was carried out
  Persian original

  برادر احسان پیکر او را تحویل گرفته و مراسم خاکسپاری انجام شده

Sources

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

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

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