Arezou Abedi

آرزو عابدی

50 years old · Isfahan

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

Arezou Abedi, 50 years old, athlete, mountaineer and fitness coach from Isfahan
Persian original
آرزو عابدی ۵۰ ساله ورزشکار، کوهنورد و مربی فیتنس اهل اصفهان

Arezou's other child is a 25-year-old daughter.
Persian original
دیگر فرزند آرزو یک دختر ۲۵ ساله است.

Arezou ran the "Dorcheh" post office agency in Isfahan.
Persian original
آرزو نمایندگی و دفتر پست «دُرچه» اصفهان را داشت.

shot on Baghe Daryacheh Street on January 8 while her children were with her
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shot on Baghe Daryacheh Street on January 8 while her children were with her
members of the Basij and other security forces stopped the vehicle and fired warning shots
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members of the Basij and other security forces stopped the vehicle and fired warning shots
Abedi died before reaching the hospital.
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Abedi died before reaching the hospital.
Arezou Abedi, 50 years old, was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404, on "Bagh-e Daryacheh" Street in Isfahan by bullets of agents of the Islamic Republic.
Persian original
آرزو عابدی ۵۰ ساله، جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در خیابان «باغ دریاچه» اصفهان به ضرب گلوله ماموران جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
Arezou, together with her two children, had joined the protests of the people of Isfahan when she was hit by a bullet following shooting by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic.
Persian original
آرزو به همراه دو فرزندش همراه اعتراضات مردم اصفهان شده‌ بود که در پی تیراندازی نیروهای سرکوب جمهوری اسلامی مورد اصابت گلوله قرار گرفت.
She lost her life having fallen into the arms of her 19-year-old son.
Persian original
او در حالی جان باخت که در بغل پسر ۱۹ ساله‌اش افتاده‌ بود.

authorities released the body after three days on the condition that no public funeral be held. She was buried at night under security presence at Bagh-e Rezvan cemetery beside her father’s grave.
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authorities released the body after three days on the condition that no public funeral be held. She was buried at night under security presence at Bagh-e Rezvan cemetery beside her father’s grave.
The official forensic report listed the cause of death as “cardiac arrest.”
Persian original
The official forensic report listed the cause of death as “cardiac arrest.”

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

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