Matin Abbasiunder 18

متین عباسی

16 years old · Sabashahr · Tehran Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

But on Friday he went into the street too.
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اما جمعه هم به خیابان رفت.
He said: if we don't go, how will we build our future."
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می‌گفت اگر ما نرویم، چطور آینده‌مان را بسازیم.»
Shahriar lies on the southwestern outskirts of Tehran and is part of a densely populated industrial and working-class belt.
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Shahriar lies on the southwestern outskirts of Tehran and is part of a densely populated industrial and working-class belt.
The area is historically significant, having seen some of the most brutal crackdowns and highest casualty rates during previous uprisings, including those in November 2019.
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The area is historically significant, having seen some of the most brutal crackdowns and highest casualty rates during previous uprisings, including those in November 2019.

He was hit by birdshot on Thursday,” the source said.
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He was hit by birdshot on Thursday,” the source said.

Matin Abbasi, a 19-year-old young man, was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Shahriar" by live ammunition of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
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متین عباسی جوان ۱۹ساله، جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «شهریار» با گلوله جنگی نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
Government agents hit Matin with two live rounds.
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ماموران حکومتی متین را هدف دو گلوله جنگی قرار دادند.
One hit him above his heart and the other in his side, and he was killed.
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یکی به بالای قبلش و دیگری هم به پهلویش اصابت کرد و به قتل رسید.
The news of Matin's death is given to the family on Wednesday, 24 Dey.
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خبر جان باختن متین را چهارشنبه ۲۴دی به خانواده اعلام می‌کنند.
A source close to the family says: "On Thursday he was hit by birdshot.
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منبع نزدیک به خانواده می‌گوید: «پنج‌شنبه ساچمه خورد.
Shot
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Shot

After he was hit by the bullets, Matin was taken in a pickup truck to hospital, until finally a clinic accepted Matin's bloodied body.
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متین را بعد از اصابت گلوله‌ها با وانت به بیمارستان بردند تا در نهایت یک درمانگاه، پیکر خونی متین را پذیرفت.
Matin was buried on Thursday, 25 Dey, in "Sabashahr".
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متین پنج‌شنبه ۲۵دی در «صباشهر» به خاک سپرده شد.
After he was shot, Matin was transported to a hospital in the back of a pickup truck; eventually, a small clinic accepted his bloodied body.
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After he was shot, Matin was transported to a hospital in the back of a pickup truck; eventually, a small clinic accepted his bloodied body.
His body had been transferred to the Kahrizak forensic medical center.
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His body had been transferred to the Kahrizak forensic medical center.
Matin Abbasi’s funeral was held on Thursday, January 15, in Saba-shahr, Shahriar.
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Matin Abbasi’s funeral was held on Thursday, January 15, in Saba-shahr, Shahriar.

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

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