Saeed Golseorkhi

سعید گلسرخی

31 years old · Shahroud · Semnan Province

12 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

He was an athlete and one of those active in powerlifting in Shahroud
Persian original
ورزشکار و از فعالان رشته پاورلیفتینگ در شاهرود بود
He had a clothing store.
Persian original
او یک فروشگاه پوشاک داشت.

His brother, Navid Golsorkhi, was also arrested
Persian original
برادر او، نوید گلسرخی، نیز بازداشت شد

He was fond of the Pahlavi dynasty and had an image of Reza Shah Pahlavi tattooed on his arm.
Persian original
او به خاندان پهلوی علاقه داشت و تصویر رضاشاه پهلوی را روی بازوی خود تتو کرده بود.
Golsorkhi resisted the agents verbally and chanted slogans against Ali Khamenei and the plainclothes forces
Persian original
گلسرخی در برابر ماموران مقاومت لفظی کرد و علیه علی خامنه‌ای و نیروهای لباس‌شخصی شعار داد
Golsorkhi was a powerlifter and owned a clothing store in Shahroud.
Persian original
Golsorkhi was a powerlifter and owned a clothing store in Shahroud.
he admired the Pahlavi family and had an image of Reza Shah Pahlavi tattooed on his arm.
Persian original
he admired the Pahlavi family and had an image of Reza Shah Pahlavi tattooed on his arm.

In the words of those close to them

According to those close to him, he was fond of the Pahlavi dynasty and had an image of Reza Shah Pahlavi tattooed on his arm.— Those close to him
Persian original
به گفته نزدیکانش، او به خاندان پهلوی علاقه داشت و تصویر رضاشاه پهلوی را روی بازوی خود تتو کرده بود.

How they died

On 19 Dey, during the protests in Shahroud, he was shot in the knee and taken to hospital
Persian original
او ۱۹ دی در جریان اعتراضات شاهرود از ناحیه زانو هدف گلوله قرار گرفت و به بیمارستان منتقل شد
On 21 Dey (two days after Golsorkhi was wounded), security forces and IRGC intelligence agents raided his family's residence
Persian original
نیروهای امنیتی و ماموران اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران ۲۱ دی‌ (دو روز پس از مجروح شدن گلسرخی)، به محل سکونت خانواده او یورش بردند
They took Golsorkhi into the alley and shot him in the head and abdomen from close range
Persian original
گلسرخی را به داخل کوچه بردند و از فاصله نزدیک به سر و شکم او شلیک کردند
Golsorkhi's mother and his young nephew witnessed the shooting, and after being hit by the bullets he died in his mother's arms.
Persian original
مادر گلسرخی و برادرزاده خردسالش شاهد تیراندازی بودند و او پس از اصابت گلوله‌ها در آغوش مادرش جان باخت.
shot in the knee during protests on January 9
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shot in the knee during protests on January 9
Security forces and Revolutionary Guards intelligence agents raided the family home on January 11
Persian original
Security forces and Revolutionary Guards intelligence agents raided the family home on January 11

After their death

The agents also pepper-sprayed Golsorkhi's mother
Persian original
ماموران به مادر گلسرخی نیز اسپری فلفل زدند
After Saeed Golsorkhi was killed, his brother, Navid Golsorkhi, was also arrested.
Persian original
پس از کشته شدن سعید گلسرخی، برادر او، نوید گلسرخی، نیز بازداشت شد.
He was held in temporary detention for about a month.
Persian original
او حدود یک ماه در بازداشت موقت نگه داشته شد.
After several days, and by giving a pledge to hold the burial without a gathering or public ceremony, the Golsorkhi family managed to receive Saeed's body.
Persian original
خانواده گلسرخی بعد از چند روز و با دادن تعهد برای برگزاری خاکسپاری بدون تجمع و مراسم عمومی، موفق شدند پیکر سعید را تحویل بگیرند.
His body was buried on 25 Dey under strict security measures in Section 17, Row 1 of Vadi-ol-Salam Cemetery in Shahroud
Persian original
پیکر او ۲۵ دی تحت تدابیر شدید امنیتی در قطعه ۱۷، ردیف نخست آرامستان وادی‌السلام شاهرود به خاک سپرده شد
The security forces blocked both ends of the alley where Golsorkhi's mother lives so that people could not go to her home to express sympathy
Persian original
نیروهای امنیتی دو سوی کوچه محل سکونت مادر گلسرخی را مسدود کردند تا مردم نتوانند برای ابراز همدردی به خانه او مراجعه کنند
Golsorkhi’s brother, Navid Golsorkhi, was arrested after the killing and held in temporary detention for about a month.
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Golsorkhi’s brother, Navid Golsorkhi, was arrested after the killing and held in temporary detention for about a month.
The family was able to retrieve Golsorkhi’s body several days later after agreeing to hold his burial without a gathering or public ceremony. Golsorkhi was buried on January 15 under tight security.
Persian original
The family was able to retrieve Golsorkhi’s body several days later after agreeing to hold his burial without a gathering or public ceremony. Golsorkhi was buried on January 15 under tight security.
The family was not permitted to hold a public memorial.
Persian original
The family was not permitted to hold a public memorial.
Saeed Golsorkhi was wounded after being hit by a bullet of government agents; he was taken to hospital and fled from the hospital so as not to be arrested.
Persian original
سعید گلسرخی پس از اصابت گلوله ماموران حکومتی مجروح شد، او را به بیمارستان منتقل کردند، از بیمارستان فرار کرد که مبادا بازداشت شود.
But forces of the Islamic Republic arrested him and, in the alley in front of the door of the house, shot him in the head from behind.
Persian original
اما نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی او را بازداشت کردند و در کوچه، جلوی در خانه، به سر او از پشت شلیک کردند.

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