Morteza Sheikhi
9 January 2026 Killed during protests
Life
- Morteza Sheikhi underwent surgery twice, but due to the severity of the injuries and the resulting infection he lost his life on 25 Dey.
Persian original
مرتضی شیخی دو بار جراحی شد ولی بر اثر شدت جراحات و عفونت ناشی از آن، ، در ۲۵دیماه جان خود را از دست داد.
- He had said: "I never wanted to be under their flag, and my path is separate."
Persian original
او گفته بود: «من هیچوقت نخواستم زیر پرچم آنها باشم و راه من جداست.»
How they died
- Morteza Sheikhi, 36 years old, was hit by live fire on Friday, 19 Dey 1404, in the protests at "Meraj Square" in Mashhad, and died after six days due to the severity of his injuries.
Persian original
مرتضی شیخی ۳۶ساله، جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «میدان معراج» مشهد هدف اصابت تیر جنگی قرار گرفت و پس از شش روز، بر اثر شدت جراحات جان داد.
- The bullet hit him in the side.
Persian original
گلوله به پهلوی او اصابت کرد.
- Those present at the scene first helped Morteza get away, and finally took him to hospital.
Persian original
حاضران در محل، در ابتدا مرتضی را فراری دادند، در نهایت او را به بیمارستان بردند.
After their death
- The agents pressured his family to declare Morteza a "Basij member".
Persian original
ماموران خانواده او را تحت فشار گذاشتند تا مرتضی را «بسیجی» اعلام کنند.
- While hospitalised, when he was told they wanted to register his name as a "wounded Basij member" in the protests, he objected and asked his wife not to give in to this demand under any circumstances.
Persian original
در دوران بستری وقتی گفته شد میخواهند نامش را بهعنوان «بسیجی زخمی» در اعتراضات ثبت کنند مخالفت کرد و از همسرش خواست تحت هیچ شرایطی به این خواسته تن ندهد.
Sources
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- Iran International — memorial map
- Iran Human Rights Society
- Iran Human Rights Society
- IranWire
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
- Razavi Khorasan Province
- Mashhad
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