Diana Bahador

دیانا بهادر

Also known as «بیبی رایدر»

19 years old · Gorgan · Golestan Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

Instagram influencer and professional motorcyclist
Persian original
اینفلوئنسر اینستاگرام و موتور سوار حرفه‌ای

Diana Bahador was a motorcycle influencer girl who became famous in Iran for her distinctive styles and her skill in riding and controlling mid-weight motorcycles (Superbike).
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دیانا بهادر، دختر اینفلوئنسر موتورسواری بود که با استایل‌های متفاوت و با هنرنمایی‌اش در رانندگی و کنترل موتورهای نیمه سنگین (Superbike) در ایران به شهرت رسید.
Government forces state in the media and social networks that the cause of Diana's death was an "accident".
Persian original
نیروهای حکومتی در رسانه‌ها و شبکه‌های اجتماعی دلیل مرگ دیانا را «تصادف» ذکر می‌کنند.
Diana was a well-known motorcycle influencer in Iran, admired for her distinctive style and her control over powerful superbikes.
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Diana was a well-known motorcycle influencer in Iran, admired for her distinctive style and her control over powerful superbikes.
According to the source, Diana had taken part in the protests on the nights of January 8 and 9.
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According to the source, Diana had taken part in the protests on the nights of January 8 and 9.
Makhami was born in 1385, of Turkmen descent, in the north of Gonbad-e Kavus.
Persian original
مخامی در ۱۳۸۵ با تبار ترکمن در شمال گنبدکاووس زاده شد.
On Instagram, without hijab, she published posts of herself riding a motorcycle
Persian original
او در اینستاگرام، بدون حجاب، پست‌هایی از خود در حال موتورسواری منتشر می‌کرد

How they died

Was killed during the protests in Gorgan by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic
Persian original
در جریان اعتراضات در گرگان به دست نیروهای سرکوبگر جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد
Diana Bahador, known as "Baby Rider", 19 years old, was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Gorgan" by shooting of the forces of the Islamic Republic.
Persian original
دیانا بهادر معروف به «بیبی رایدر» ۱۹ساله، جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «گرگان» با شلیک نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
Diana Bahador was a motorcycle influencer who gained recognition in Iran for her distinctive style and her skillful riding and control of mid-weight motorcycles (superbikes).
Persian original
Diana Bahador was a motorcycle influencer who gained recognition in Iran for her distinctive style and her skillful riding and control of mid-weight motorcycles (superbikes).
Diana Bahador, known as “Baby Rider,” a 19-year-old woman from Gonbad-e Kavus, was killed by live ammunition fired by security forces in the city of Gorgan on January 9, 2026.
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Diana Bahador, known as “Baby Rider,” a 19-year-old woman from Gonbad-e Kavus, was killed by live ammunition fired by security forces in the city of Gorgan on January 9, 2026.
An IranWire source has confirmed that Diana was shot dead with two live rounds around midnight on Friday, January 9.
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An IranWire source has confirmed that Diana was shot dead with two live rounds around midnight on Friday, January 9.
Diana Bahadori, a 19-year-old from Gonbad-e Kavus known online as Baby Rider, was shot dead by security forces in the city of Gorgan on January 9.
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Diana Bahadori, a 19-year-old from Gonbad-e Kavus known online as Baby Rider, was shot dead by security forces in the city of Gorgan on January 9.

After their death

They killed Diana with two live rounds and put her family under heavy pressure to bury her secretly.
Persian original
دیانا را با دو گلوله جنگی کشتند و خانواده‌اش را به‌شدت زیر فشار گذاشتند تا او را پنهانی به خاک بسپارند.
After two days of searching, Diana's family were able to receive the body of their loved one on Sunday, 21 Dey.
Persian original
خانواده دیانا بعد از دو روز جست‌وجو توانستند پیکر عزیزشان را در تاریخ یک‌شنبه ۲۱دی تحویل بگیرند.
Diana Bahador's body was buried secretly.
Persian original
پیکر دیانا بهادر مخفیانه به خاک سپرده شد.
After two days of searching, her family received her body on January 11, 2026.
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After two days of searching, her family received her body on January 11, 2026.
After searching for her for two days, her family finally received her body on January 11.
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After searching for her for two days, her family finally received her body on January 11.
However, the source told IranWire that the Bahadori family is under severe pressure from intelligence and security agencies.
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However, the source told IranWire that the Bahadori family is under severe pressure from intelligence and security agencies.
Diana was buried in secret, and her family has been forced to publicly deny that the government was responsible for her death.
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Diana was buried in secret, and her family has been forced to publicly deny that the government was responsible for her death.
Her family received her body on 21 Dey 1404 and buried her under tight security measures.
Persian original
خانواده او روز ۲۱ دی ماه ۱۴۰۴ پیکر او را دریافت کردند و تحت تدابیر شدید امنیتی به خاک سپردند.
According to Iran International, government officials made the handover of her body conditional on announcing "death in an accident".
Persian original
به گزارش ایران اینترنشنال، مقام‌های حکومتی تحویل پیکر او را مشروط به اعلام «مرگ در تصادف» کرده‌اند.

Sources

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