Iman Asadi
9 January 2026 Killed during protests
Life
- Bodybuilder, manager of one of the branches of Shila fast food
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بدنساز، مدیر یکی از شعب فستفود شیلا
- The only son of the family
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تکپسر خانواده
- Born 23 Esfand 1373 in Arak and resident of Tehranpars
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متولد ۲۳ اسفند ۱۳۷۳ در اراک و ساکن تهرانپارس
In the words of those close to them
He has said of those moments that with every photo he saw his heart would race, and each time the image was not Iman's he became hopeful that his son was not among those killed.— Iman's fatherPersian original
او درباره آن لحظات گفته است با دیدن هر عکس دچار تپش قلب میشده و هر بار که تصویر متعلق به ایمان نبوده، امیدوار میشده است پسرش در میان کشتهشدگان نباشد.
How they died
- On 18 Dey, during the protests in Tehran, he was killed by a live round to his heart
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۱۸ دی در جریان اعتراضات در تهران، با اصابت گلوله جنگی به قلبش کشته شد
- The bullet hit Iman directly in the heart area
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گلوله مستقیما به ناحیه قلب ایمان اصابت کرده است
- On 18 Dey, during the protests in Tehran, he was killed by a live round to his heart.
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۱۸ دی در جریان اعتراضات در تهران، با اصابت گلوله جنگی به قلبش کشته شد.
- On 18 Dey 1404, during the protests, he was killed by a live round to his heart.
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۱۸ دیماه ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات بر اثر اصابت گلوله جنگی به قلبش کشته شد.
After their death
- At Kahrizak, after viewing the images of thousands of unidentified people, his father found Iman's photo with the code "11838"
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پدرش در کهریزک، پس از مشاهده تصویر هزاران فرد مجهولالهویه، عکس ایمان را با کد «۱۱۸۳۸» پیدا کرد
- One of the officials present at the location threatened Iman's family and relatives that if they published photos or videos from Kahrizak, action would be taken against them
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یکی از مسئولان حاضر در محل، خانواده و بستگان ایمان را تهدید کرد که در صورت انتشار عکس یا فیلم از کهریزک، با آنها برخورد خواهد شد
- One of the agents struck Iman's father hard from behind and knocked him to the ground
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یکی از ماموران از پشت ضربه شدیدی به پدر ایمان زد و او را به زمین انداخت
- Iman's family were told they were not permitted to bury him in Tehran and must take the body to a remote county
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به خانواده ایمان گفته شد اجازه دفن او را در تهران ندارند و باید پیکر را به شهرستانی دورافتاده منتقل کنند
- The security agents also demanded about 800 million tomans from the family for the handover of Iman's body.
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ماموران امنیتی همچنین از خانواده حدود ۸۰۰ میلیون تومان برای تحویل پیکر ایمان مطالبه کردند.
- In Malard, too, Iman's family were not given a separate grave.
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در ملارد نیز قبر مستقلی به خانواده ایمان داده نشد.
- The family were not allowed to put up notices and banners or hold a memorial service.
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به خانواده اجازه نصب اعلامیه و بنر یا برگزاری مراسم ختم داده نشد.
- The agents insisted that until the gravestone was installed, no name or sign be placed on the grave and that his burial place not be made known to others.
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ماموران تاکید کردند تا زمان نصب سنگ قبر، هیچ نام و نشانی روی مزار قرار نگیرد و محل دفن او برای دیگران مشخص نشود.
- Several days after the burial, security forces also went to the Asadi family's home and kept the comings and goings under watch
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نیروهای امنیتی چند روز پس از خاکسپاری نیز به خانه خانواده اسدی مراجعه کردند و رفتوآمدها را زیر نظر داشتند
- It was proposed that if the title "martyr" were accepted, a free grave, transfer of the body and the costs of the ceremony would be provided by government bodies, which the family did not accept
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پیشنهاد شد در صورت پذیرش عنوان «شهید»، قبر رایگان، جابهجایی پیکر و هزینههای مراسم از سوی نهادهای حکومتی تامین شود که خانواده این پیشنهاد را نپذیرفت
- Members of the Asadi family have been summoned several times and warned not to be active on social media in connection with Iman or the pursuit of justice
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اعضای خانواده اسدی چندین بار احضار شدهاند و به آنان هشدار داده شده در شبکههای اجتماعی در ارتباط با ایمان یا روند دادخواهی، فعالیت نکنند
- At Kahrizak, after viewing the images of thousands of unidentified people, his father found Iman's photo with the code "11838".
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پدرش در کهریزک، پس از مشاهده تصویر هزاران فرد مجهولالهویه، عکس ایمان را با کد «۱۱۸۳۸» پیدا کرد.
- One of the agents struck Iman's father hard from behind and knocked him to the ground.
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یکی از ماموران از پشت ضربه شدیدی به پدر ایمان زد و او را به زمین انداخت.
- It was proposed that if the title "martyr" were accepted, a free grave, transfer of the body and the costs of the ceremony would be provided by government bodies, which the family did not accept.
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پیشنهاد شد در صورت پذیرش عنوان «شهید»، قبر رایگان، جابهجایی پیکر و هزینههای مراسم از سوی نهادهای حکومتی تامین شود که خانواده این پیشنهاد را نپذیرفت.
- Members of the Asadi family have been summoned several times and warned not to be active on social media in connection with Iman or the pursuit of justice.
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اعضای خانواده اسدی چندین بار احضار شدهاند و به آنان هشدار داده شده در شبکههای اجتماعی در ارتباط با ایمان یا روند دادخواهی، فعالیت نکنند.
- The father of Iman Asadi spent five days searching police stations, prisons and hospitals before finding his son’s photograph among thousands of images of unidentified people.
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The father of Iman Asadi spent five days searching police stations, prisons and hospitals before finding his son’s photograph among thousands of images of unidentified people.
- In that collection, Iman was No. 11838.
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In that collection, Iman was No. 11838.
Sources
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- Persian Wikipedia
- Persian Wikipedia
- Iran International — memorial map
- Iran Human Rights Society
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
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
- Athletes
- The year 1404 (2025–2026)
- Dey 1404
- Tehran Province
- Tehran
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