Amirhossein Ahmadi Sharif

امیرحسین احمدی شریف

24 years old · Karaj · Alborz Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

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Instead, the Islamic Republic placed the unbearable burden of identifying him among thousands of blood-soaked bodies on his young sister.
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Instead, the Islamic Republic placed the unbearable burden of identifying him among thousands of blood-soaked bodies on his young sister.
Amirhossein Supported His Family; His Father Suffered a Stroke After His Killing
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Amirhossein Supported His Family; His Father Suffered a Stroke After His Killing
According to an informed source, Amirhossein’s father suffers from diabetes and kidney failure and requires regular dialysis.
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According to an informed source, Amirhossein’s father suffers from diabetes and kidney failure and requires regular dialysis.

He would tease his friends and relatives, asking, ‘How are you going to run in those?’ He joked a lot, saying, ‘Don’t worry about me, my sneakers are good; I’ll escape, but you’ll get caught in those shoes.’ He was ready to run.
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He would tease his friends and relatives, asking, ‘How are you going to run in those?’ He joked a lot, saying, ‘Don’t worry about me, my sneakers are good; I’ll escape, but you’ll get caught in those shoes.’ He was ready to run.
He didn’t know that from up above, they were going to shoot him squarely in the forehead without warning.”
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He didn’t know that from up above, they were going to shoot him squarely in the forehead without warning.”
Amirhossein Ahmadi-Sharif was born on November 29, 2001.
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Amirhossein Ahmadi-Sharif was born on November 29, 2001.
On Thursday night, he went out to protest and returned home safely.
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On Thursday night, he went out to protest and returned home safely.

According to someone close to Amirhossein, “On those nights of protests, he took great pride in his shoes.
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According to someone close to Amirhossein, “On those nights of protests, he took great pride in his shoes.
His relatives rushed Amirhossein to the hospital, holding onto the faint hope that he might have been struck only by birdshot and could still survive.
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His relatives rushed Amirhossein to the hospital, holding onto the faint hope that he might have been struck only by birdshot and could still survive.
After learning of his son’s death, his father suffered a stroke and is now hospitalized.
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After learning of his son’s death, his father suffered a stroke and is now hospitalized.
The source who spoke to IranWire described the night Amirhossein was killed: “Friday night, around 8:00 PM in Karaj, near Jahanshahr, there is a street called Shahid Adib.
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The source who spoke to IranWire described the night Amirhossein was killed: “Friday night, around 8:00 PM in Karaj, near Jahanshahr, there is a street called Shahid Adib.

His remains were transferred to Behesht-e Sakineh in Karaj, and burial permission was eventually granted only in the small, old Kolak Cemetery, where 24-year-old Amirhossein was laid to rest beside 19 other protesters killed in the unrest.
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His remains were transferred to Behesht-e Sakineh in Karaj, and burial permission was eventually granted only in the small, old Kolak Cemetery, where 24-year-old Amirhossein was laid to rest beside 19 other protesters killed in the unrest.
Although his family brought his body to the hospital along with his ID, it was later transferred to Behesht-e Sakineh.
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Although his family brought his body to the hospital along with his ID, it was later transferred to Behesht-e Sakineh.
However, at Behesht-e Sakineh, they did not allow the burial.
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However, at Behesht-e Sakineh, they did not allow the burial.
His grandfather is buried there, but they refused to let him be buried in the same place and said he must go wherever we say.
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His grandfather is buried there, but they refused to let him be buried in the same place and said he must go wherever we say.

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

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