Reza Bahmani Alijanvand

رضا بهمنی علیجانوند

34 years old · Shahin Shahr · Isfahan Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

He worked as a forklift driver at a brick factory
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به‌عنوان راننده لیفتراک در یک کارخانه آجرپزی کار می‌کرد
forklift driver at a brick factory
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forklift driver at a brick factory

Married
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متاهل
married
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married

"Reza worked from morning till night. He was intensely patriotic and hoped for Iran's freedom."
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«رضا از صبح تا شب کار می‌کرد. به‌شدت وطن‌دوست بود و به آزادی ایران امید داشت.»
He believed that Prince Reza Pahlavi would return to the country
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او معتقد بود شاهزاده رضا پهلوی به کشور بازخواهد گشت
“Reza worked from morning until night. He was deeply patriotic and hopeful for Iran’s freedom,”
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“Reza worked from morning until night. He was deeply patriotic and hopeful for Iran’s freedom,”

In the words of those close to them

One of the sources said: "Reza worked from morning till night. He was intensely patriotic and hoped for Iran's freedom."— One of the sources
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یکی از منابع گفت: «رضا از صبح تا شب کار می‌کرد. به‌شدت وطن‌دوست بود و به آزادی ایران امید داشت.»

How they died

He disappeared after taking part in the protests on 18 Dey in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan Province
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پس از شرکت در اعتراضات روز ۱۸ دی‌ماه در شاهین‌شهر در استان اصفهان ناپدید شد
Alijanvand had been targeted with two live rounds by the repressive forces; one bullet hit his lower back and the other his abdomen
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علیجانوند با شلیک دو گلوله جنگی نیروهای سرکوبگر هدف قرار گرفته بود؛ یک گلوله به ناحیه پایین کمر و گلوله دیگر به شکم او اصابت کرده بود
disappeared after attending protests in the central Iranian city of Shahin Shahr on January 8
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disappeared after attending protests in the central Iranian city of Shahin Shahr on January 8
Alijanvand was shot by security forces with two live rounds, one striking his lower back and another his abdomen.
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Alijanvand was shot by security forces with two live rounds, one striking his lower back and another his abdomen.

After their death

On 24 Dey his body was identified in the morgue of the Bagh-e Rezvan cemetery
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روز ۲۴ دی‌ماه پیکرش را در سردخانه قبرستان باغ‌رضوان شناسایی کردند
Government officials at first refused to hand over his body and tried to declare him a "martyr"
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مقام‌های حکومتی در ابتدا از تحویل پیکر او خودداری کردند و کوشیدند او را «شهید» اعلام کنند
Alijanvand was buried early on 26 Dey at around four in the morning, under tight security measures and in a fully controlled ceremony, at the Behesht-e Zahra Chahar Bisheh cemetery in the city of Masjed Soleyman, his birthplace in south-western Iran
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علیجانوند بامداد ۲۶ دی‌ماه حدود ساعت چهار صبح، تحت تدابیر شدید امنیتی و در مراسمی کاملا کنترل‌شده در قبرستان بهشت‌زهرا چهار بیشه در شهر مسجدسلیمان، زادگاهش در جنوب غربی ایران، به خاک سپرده شد
Only five family members were allowed to attend the ceremony
Persian original
تنها پنج نفر از اعضای خانواده اجازه حضور در مراسم را داشتند
Authorities initially refused to hand over the body and sought to have Alijanvand declared a “martyr,” a condition the family rejected
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Authorities initially refused to hand over the body and sought to have Alijanvand declared a “martyr,” a condition the family rejected
Alijanvand was eventually buried under heavy security at around 4 a.m. on January 15 ... in his hometown of Masjed Soleyman ... with only five family members present and several plainclothes agents in attendance
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Alijanvand was eventually buried under heavy security at around 4 a.m. on January 15 ... in his hometown of Masjed Soleyman ... with only five family members present and several plainclothes agents in attendance

Sources

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

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