Fatemeh Alimohammadi
8 January 2026 Killed during protests
Life
- She, her mother and her sister, who after losing their father had drawn warmth from one another, lived together.
Persian original
او و مادر و خواهرش که بعد از از دست دادن پدر، دلهایشان بههم گرم بود در کنار هم زندگی میکردند.
- Fatemeh was an elite student and a genius in nuclear physics.
Persian original
فاطمه دانشجوی نخبه و نابغه فیزیک هستهای بود.
- She was studying for a master's degree at the University of Mazandaran.
Persian original
او در مقطع کارشناسی ارشد دانشگاه مازندران مشغول به تحصیل بود.
- She had several inventions, including a nuclear chip used in the treatment of kidney patients needing dialysis.
Persian original
چند اختراع از جمله یک تراشه هستهای که در درمان بیماران کلیوی و نیازمند دیالیز مورد استفاده قرار میگیرد، داشت.
How they died
- Fatemeh Alimohammadi, 27 years old, was hit by a direct shot of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Hashtgerd".
Persian original
فاطمه علیمحمدی ۲۷ساله، پنجشنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «هشتگرد» هدف شلیک مستقیم گلوله نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت.
- Government agents shot directly at her heart.
Persian original
ماموران حکومتی مستقیم به قلبش شلیک کردند.
- Fatemeh Alimohammadi, a master's student of plasma engineering at the University of Mazandaran, lost her life on 18 Dey after being hit by a live round in Hashtgerd, Alborz Province. Fatemeh Alimohammadi was born on 19 Tir 1380 and was a nuclear physics engineer. She was working on the invention of nuclear chips related to dialysis and had registered an invention in this same field. One of those close to Fatemeh Alimohammadi told Radio Farda that Fatemeh was preparing for the defence of her thesis, which was about nuclear fuels. According to him/her, on the night of 18 Dey Fatemeh was supposed to travel to Babolsar, but that same night she lost her life from a bullet that had lodged between her heart and lung. He/she also said that they had targeted Fatemeh from behind, and that when her family identified her body, her eyes were still open. At the hospital they had said that if she had been brought to hospital sooner, she would have survived. Fatemeh Alimohammadi's family were under pressure to declare her a martyr, but did not accept. One of those close to her said Fatemeh had lost her father 3 years earlier and lived with her mother and sister. She had just bought a car but did not get the chance to take her car out on the road.
Persian original
فاطمه علیمحمدی، دانشجوی ارشد مهندسی پلاسما دانشگاه مازندران، ۱۸ دیماه بر اثر اصابت گلولۀ جنگی در هشتگردِ استان البرز جان باخت. فاطمه علیمحمدی متولد ۱۹ تیر ۱۳۸۰ و مهندس فیزیک هستهای بود. روی اختراع تراشههای هستهای مرتبط با دیالیز کار میکرد و اختراعی در همین زمینه به ثبت رسانده بود. یکی از نزدیکان فاطمه علیمحمدی به رادیو فردا گفت که فاطمه داشت خود را برای دفاع پایاننامهاش که در مورد سوختهای هستهای بود آماده میکرد. بهگفتۀ او، شب ۱۸ دی فاطمه قرار بود به بابلسر سفر کند، اما همان شب بر اثر اصابت گلولهای که بین قلب و ریهاش نشسته بود جان باخت. او همچنین گفت که از پشت فاطمه را هدف قرار داده بودند و زمانی که خانوادهٔ او پیکرش را شناسایی کردند، همچنان چشمانش باز بود. در بیمارستان گفته بودند که اگر زودتر به بیمارستان میرساندند، زنده میماند. خانوادۀ فاطمه علیمحمدی تحت فشار بودند که او را شهید اعلام کنند، اما نپذیرفتند. یکی از نزدیکانش گفت فاطمه ۳ سال پیش پدرش را از دست داده بود و با مادر و خواهرش زندگی میکرد. او تازه ماشین خریده بود، ولی فرصت نیافت با ماشینش به جاده برود.
- Fatemeh Alimohammadi, a master's student of plasma engineering at the University of Mazandaran, lost her life on 18 Dey after being hit by a live round in Hashtgerd, Alborz Province.
Persian original
فاطمه علیمحمدی، دانشجوی ارشد مهندسی پلاسما دانشگاه مازندران، ۱۸ دیماه بر اثر اصابت گلولۀ جنگی در هشتگردِ استان البرز جان باخت.
After their death
- Fatemeh Alimohammadi's body was found on Monday, 22 Dey 1404, at "Behesht-e Sakineh".
Persian original
پیکر فاطمه علیمحمدی دوشنبه ۲۲دی۱۴۰۴ در «بهشت سکینه» پیدا شد.
- Her family buried her in a securitised atmosphere and in silence.
Persian original
خانوادهاش او را در فضایی امنیتی و سکوت به خاک سپردند.
Sources
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- Iran International — memorial map
- IranWire
- Persian Wikipedia
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
- Women killed
- The year 1404 (2025–2026)
- Dey 1404
- Alborz Province
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