Pouria Gholamali

پوریا غلامعلی

32 years old · Andisheh · Tehran Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

Working in the computer trade
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شاغل در صنف کامپیوتر
He worked in the Alaeddin shopping arcade in Tehran
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در پاساژ علاءالدین تهران مشغول کار بود
Active in the computer trade
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فعال صنف کامپیوتر
worked in Tehran’s computer market
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worked in Tehran’s computer market

Ali-Asghar Gholamali, Pouria's father and a mosque attendant
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علی‌اصغر غلامعلی، پدر پوریا و خادم مسجد

The rise in the dollar's price and the severe market recession affected his life and working conditions, and he joined the protests
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افزایش قیمت دلار و رکود شدید بازار، زندگی و شرایط کاری او را تحت تاثیر قرار داد و او به اعتراضات پیوست
He had a strong passion for nature trips and spent much of his free time travelling and in nature.
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او علاقه شدیدی به طبیعت‌گردی داشت و بخش زیادی از اوقات فراغتش را در سفر و طبیعت می‌گذراند.
He was a sporty young man, enamoured of nature
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جوانی ورزشکار و شیفته طبیعت بود
He was financially well off and had joined the protests only in the hope of Iran's freedom
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توان مالی مناسبی داشت و تنها به امید آزادی ایران به اعتراضات پیوسته بود
The rise in the dollar's price and the severe market recession affected his life and working conditions, and he joined the protests.
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افزایش قیمت دلار و رکود شدید بازار، زندگی و شرایط کاری او را تحت تاثیر قرار داد و او به اعتراضات پیوست.
Relatives said the rising dollar and the deep recession in the market had affected his life and work, and pushed him toward the protests.
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Relatives said the rising dollar and the deep recession in the market had affected his life and work, and pushed him toward the protests.
People close to him said he loved nature and spent much of his free time traveling.
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People close to him said he loved nature and spent much of his free time traveling.
Pouria was engaged in buying and selling computer and mobile phone equipment.
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پوریا به خرید و فروش تجهیزات کامپیوتر و تلفن همراه اشتغال داشت.
He was interested in photography, nature trips and travel.
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او علاقه‌مند به عکاسی، طبیعت‌گردی و سفر بود.

How they died

During the 18 Dey protests in Tehran he was killed in the Haft-Howz area by direct shots to the heart and head
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در جریان اعتراضات ۱۸ دی تهران در منطقه هفت‌حوض با شلیک مستقیم به قلب و سر کشته شد
On the evening of 18 Dey he was killed near Haft-Howz Square in Tehran by gunfire of government forces
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شامگاه ۱۸ دی‌ماه در نزدیکی میدان هفت‌حوض تهران با شلیک نیروهای حکومتی کشته شد
During the 18 Dey protests in Tehran he was killed in the Haft-Howz area by direct shots to the heart and head.
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در جریان اعتراضات ۱۸ دی تهران در منطقه هفت‌حوض با شلیک مستقیم به قلب و سر کشته شد.
He was killed near Haft Hoz on January 8 by gunfire from government forces.
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He was killed near Haft Hoz on January 8 by gunfire from government forces.
Pouria Gholamali, 32 years old, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the "Haft-Howz" neighbourhood of Tehran by live ammunition of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic fired at his chest from close range.
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پوریا غلامعلی ۳۲ ساله، پنج‌شنبه ۱۸دی‌۱۴۰۴ در محله «هفت‌حوض» تهران، با شلیک گلوله جنگی نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی از فاصله نزدیک به ناحیه سینه کشته شده است.
Pouria lost his life at that very moment.
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پوریا همان لحظه جان باخت.

After their death

His body was left in the courtyard of Al-Ghadir Hospital
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پیکرش در حیاط بیمارستان الغدیر رها شد
After two days, Pouria's family learned that he had been killed by government agents
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خانواده پوریا پس از دو روز، از کشته شدن او به دست ماموران حکومتی باخبر شدند
Pouria's colleagues were finally able to identify him by the tattoos he had on his body
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همکاران پوریا در نهایت از طریق تتوهایی که بر بدن داشت، توانستند او را شناسایی کنند
Agents had offered Pouria's family the use of certain government privileges in exchange for calling him a Basij member
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ماموران به خانواده پوریا پیشنهاد استفاده از برخی امتیازات حکومتی را در ازای بسیجی خواندن او داده بودند
To prevent the government from appropriating this eternally remembered man, Pouria's friends chanted protest slogans at his funeral procession and burial
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دوستان پوریا برای جلوگیری از مصادره حکومتی این جاویدنام، در مراسم تشییع و خاکسپاری او، شعارهای اعتراضی سر دادند
His body was left in the courtyard of Al-Ghadir Hospital.
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پیکرش در حیاط بیمارستان الغدیر رها شد.
Pouria's colleagues were finally able to identify him by the tattoos he had on his body.
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همکاران پوریا در نهایت از طریق تتوهایی که بر بدن داشت، توانستند او را شناسایی کنند.
Ali-Asghar Gholamali, Pouria's father and a mosque attendant, being financially unable to provide the sum required for the handover of his son's body and under security pressure, accepted that he be presented as a "Basij member".
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علی‌اصغر غلامعلی، پدر پوریا و خادم مسجد، به دلیل ناتوانی مالی در تامین مبلغ مورد نیاز برای تحویل پیکر پسرش و تحت فشارهای امنیتی، پذیرفت او را «بسیجی» معرفی کنند.
To prevent the government from appropriating this eternally remembered man, Pouria's friends chanted protest slogans at his funeral procession and burial.
Persian original
دوستان پوریا برای جلوگیری از مصادره حکومتی این جاویدنام، در مراسم تشییع و خاکسپاری او، شعارهای اعتراضی سر دادند.
His body was later left in Alghadir’s rear courtyard.
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His body was later left in Alghadir’s rear courtyard.
Pouria Gholamali's body was buried on Sunday, 21 Dey, in "Behesht-e Zahra" in Tehran.
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پیکر پوریا غلامعلی یک‌شنبه ۲۱دی در «بهشت زهرا» تهران به خاک سپرده شد.

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