Ehsan Mehri

احسان مهری

34 years old · Chamgardan · Isfahan Province

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

Ehsan Mehri, born on May 14, 1991 (24 Ordibehesht 1370) in Fooladshahr, Isfahan, was a facilities engineer and married.
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Ehsan Mehri, born on May 14, 1991 (24 Ordibehesht 1370) in Fooladshahr, Isfahan, was a facilities engineer and married.
During protests in Iran, even helping an injured person can be treated as a political act by security forces.
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During protests in Iran, even helping an injured person can be treated as a political act by security forces.
Sources say that on the evening of Friday, January 9, while Ehsan Mehri was driving his personal vehicle in Zarrinshahr, Isfahan, accompanied by his mother, sister, wife, and aunt, he heard a citizen screaming for help.
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Sources say that on the evening of Friday, January 9, while Ehsan Mehri was driving his personal vehicle in Zarrinshahr, Isfahan, accompanied by his mother, sister, wife, and aunt, he heard a citizen screaming for help.

Ehsan Mehri was born on May 14, 1991, in Fouladshahr, Isfahan.
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Ehsan Mehri was born on May 14, 1991, in Fouladshahr, Isfahan.
An informed source told IranWire: “Ehsan stopped the car in front of the Seyyed al-Sajedin store and got out to cross the street and respond to the plea for help.
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An informed source told IranWire: “Ehsan stopped the car in front of the Seyyed al-Sajedin store and got out to cross the street and respond to the plea for help.

After the burial, government institutions contacted Ehsan Mehri’s family and asked them to officially declare their son a “martyr.” His family refused.
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After the burial, government institutions contacted Ehsan Mehri’s family and asked them to officially declare their son a “martyr.” His family refused.
This report recounts the killing of “Ehsan Mehri,” a young athlete who was shot by agents of the Islamic Republic in front of his family.
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This report recounts the killing of “Ehsan Mehri,” a young athlete who was shot by agents of the Islamic Republic in front of his family.
On Friday, January 9, 2026 (19 Dey 1404), Ehsan was shot by forces of the Islamic Republic in front of his wife, mother, sister, and aunt.
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On Friday, January 9, 2026 (19 Dey 1404), Ehsan was shot by forces of the Islamic Republic in front of his wife, mother, sister, and aunt.
He died a few hours later in hospital.
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He died a few hours later in hospital.

From his teenage years, he pursued bodybuilding professionally.
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From his teenage years, he pursued bodybuilding professionally.
Ehsan was buried on Thursday, January 15, 2026 (25 Dey 1404).
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Ehsan was buried on Thursday, January 15, 2026 (25 Dey 1404).
IranWire has learned from two informed sources in Iran that 34-year-old Ehsan Mehri, a bodybuilder and Kung Fu practitioner, was shot and killed by security forces using live ammunition, in front of members of his own family.
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IranWire has learned from two informed sources in Iran that 34-year-old Ehsan Mehri, a bodybuilder and Kung Fu practitioner, was shot and killed by security forces using live ammunition, in front of members of his own family.
He worked as an installation engineer, was married, and had been dedicated to bodybuilding since his youth, pursuing it at a professional level.
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He worked as an installation engineer, was married, and had been dedicated to bodybuilding since his youth, pursuing it at a professional level.

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

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