Saleh Mohammadi
19 March 2026 Executed
Life
- 19-year-old Iranian wrestler
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کشتیگیر ۱۹ ساله ایرانی
- 19-year-old wrestling champion
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قهرمان ۱۹ ساله کشتی
- Young medal-winning wrestler
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کشتیگیر جوان و مدالآور
- Iranian wrestler and member of the national wrestling team
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کشتیگیر ایرانی و عضو تیم ملی کشتی
- A freestyle wrestler, he won a bronze medal wearing the Iranian national team jersey at the Saitiev International Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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آزادکاره، با پیرهن تیم ملی ایران تو جام بینالمللی سایتیف تو کراسنویارسک روسیه مدال برنز گرفته.
- He was a member of the national wrestling team.
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عضو تیم ملی کشتی بود.
- Child of Mehdi
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فرزند مهدی
- Saleh Mohammadi was born on 20 Esfand 1385.
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صالح محمدی متولد ۲۰ اسفند ۱۳۸۵ بود.
- In Shahrivar 1403, wearing the singlet of the Iranian national freestyle wrestling team, he won the bronze medal of the Saitiev International Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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او شهریور ۱۴۰۳ با دوبنده تیم ملی کشتی آزاد ایران، مدال برنز جام بینالمللی سایتییف را در کراسنویارسک روسیه به دست آورد.
- Mohammadi denied the murder charge and said that the confessions were extracted under pressure
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محمدی اتهام قتل را انکار کرده و گفته اقرارها تحت فشار گرفته شده است
- Those close to him have said that at the time of the incident he was at his paternal uncle's house
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نزدیکانش گفتهاند هنگام حادثه در خانه عمویش بوده
- According to national team members, coaches and his clubmates, Mohammadi never had a knife
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به گواه ملیپوشان، مربیان و همباشگاهیهای او، محمدی هرگز چاقو نداشته است
- Saleh, who was born on 20 Esfand 1385
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صالح که متولد ۲۰ اسفند ۱۳۸۵ بود
- In Shahrivar 1403, wearing the singlet of the Iranian national freestyle wrestling team, he shone at the "Saitiev" international tournament in Russia and won the bronze medal.
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در شهریور ۱۴۰۳ با دوبنده تیم ملی کشتی آزاد ایران در مسابقات بینالمللی «سایتییف» روسیه خوش درخشید و مدال برنز را به گردن آویخت.
- In Shahrivar 1403, wearing the singlet of the Iranian national freestyle wrestling team, Saleh had won the bronze medal of the Saitiev International Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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صالح شهریور ۱۴۰۳ با دوبنده تیم ملی کشتی آزاد ایران مدال برنز جام بینالمللی سایتییف را در کراسنویارسک روسیه به دست آورده بود.
- Members of Iran’s wrestling community had also defended him, saying he had no history of violence.
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Members of Iran’s wrestling community had also defended him, saying he had no history of violence.
- He was born on 20 Esfand 1385
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او متولد ۲۰ اسفند ۱۳۸۵ بود
- He was an athlete whom "everyone knows for his good conduct and decency."
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ورزشکاری بود که «همه او را به اخلاق و معرفت میشناسند.»
- In 1403 he had also won a medal at the international freestyle wrestling tournament in Russia.
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او در سال ۱۴۰۳ نیز در مسابقات بینالمللی کشتی آزاد در روسیه مدال کسب کرده بود.
- Mohammadi was born in Saveh and grew up in Qom.
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محمدی در ساوه متولد شد و در قم بزرگ شد.
- In September 2024, he represented Iran at the Saitiev Cup in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and there won the bronze medal.
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در سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴، او نماینده ایران در جام سایتیف در کراسنویارسک، روسیه بود و در آنجا مدال برنز را از آن خود کرد.
- Born 20 Esfand 1385; that is, not yet twenty years old.
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متولد ۲۰ اسفند ۱۳۸۵؛ یعنی هنوز بیست سالش نشده.
In the words of those close to them
These charges were brought while, according to those close to Mohammadi, he was at his paternal uncle's house at the time of the incident; but the court refused to summon witnesses.— People close to MohammadiPersian original
این اتهامات در حالی مطرح شد که به گفته نزدیکان محمدی، او هنگام وقوع حادثه در خانه عمویش بوده؛ اما دادگاه از احضار شاهدان خودداری کرد.
Hearing the news of the execution of this teenage wrestler broke my heart.— Brandon SlayPersian original
از شنیدن خبر اعدام این نوجوان کشتیگیر قلبم به درد آمد.
My son became a champion.— Mehdi Mohammadi (father)Persian original
پسرم قهرمان شد.
I have nightmares every night.— A family member (to The Guardian)Persian original
من هر شب کابوس میبینم.
A murderous government killed Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old wrestler, and two other young men.— Sardar PashaeiPersian original
حکومتی آدمکش، صالح محمدی کشتی گیر ۱۹ ساله و دو جوان دیگر را کشت.
His family say he was at his maternal uncle's house that night.— The familyPersian original
خانوادهاش میگن اون شب خونه داییش بوده.
His coaches and teammates said Saleh never carried a knife.— Coaches and teammatesPersian original
مربیها و همتیمیهاش گفتن صالح هیچوقت چاقو همراهش نبوده.
The case
- Saleh Mohammadi was executed on Thursday, 28 Esfand 1404, together with two others
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صالح محمدی پنجشنبه ۲۸ اسفند ۱۴۰۴، به همراه دو نفر دیگر اعدام شد
- It sentenced Mohammadi on the charge of "intentional murder" to "public execution by gallows in Nobovvat Square, Qom"
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محمدی را به اتهام «قتل عمد» به «اعدام علنی در میدان نبوت قم از طریق چوبه دار» محکوم کرده است
- The court had attributed this wound to "Saleh Mohammadi's knife" and had declared the basis of its certainty to be "confessions obtained in interrogation"
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دادگاه این جراحت را به «چاقوی صالح محمدی» نسبت داده و مبنای اطمینان خود را «اقرارهای اخذ شده در بازجویی» اعلام کرده بود
- On the charge of participating in the killing of two FARAJA (police) agents on 18 Dey 1404, [the Islamic Republic] hanged him at dawn on 28 Esfand.
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به اتهام مشارکت در قتل دو مامور فراجا در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴، در سحرگاه ۲۸ اسفند به دار آویخت.
- The Islamic Republic executed Saleh Mohammadi at dawn on 28 Esfand 1404 on the charge of participating in the killing of two agents on the evening of 18 Dey 1404.
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جمهوری اسلامی، صالح محمدی را بامداد ۲۸ اسفند ۱۴۰۴ به اتهام مشارکت در کشتن دو مامور در شامگاه ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ اعدام کرد.
- Three protesters – Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davoudi – were executed on Thursday after being accused of killing two police officers during unrest in January
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Three protesters – Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davoudi – were executed on Thursday after being accused of killing two police officers during unrest in January
After their death
- The court refused to summon witnesses
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دادگاه از احضار شاهدان خودداری کرده است
- The court refused to accept the proposed lawyers and assigned a court-appointed lawyer to the case
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دادگاه از پذیرش وکلای پیشنهادی خودداری و برای پرونده وکیل تسخیری تعیین کرده است
- On the afternoon of Friday, 29 Esfand, security agents informed his family of Saleh's burial place in Behesht-e Masoumeh in Qom.
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ماموران امنیتی عصر جمعه ۲۹ اسفند محل دفن صالح را در بهشت معصومه قم به خانوادهاش اطلاع دادند.
- The agents not only did not allow a ceremony to be held, but also tore down and took away the condolence banners that people and relatives had put up in front of Saleh's father's house.
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ماموران نهتنها اجازه برپایی مراسم را ندادند، بلکه بنرهای تسلیتی را که مردم و اقوام مقابل خانه پدری صالح نصب کرده بودند، کندند و با خود بردند.
- After Saleh's execution, supporters of the Islamic Republic have repeatedly gathered in front of our house, chanted slogans and subjected us to continuous harassment and psychological pressure.
Persian original
پس از اعدام صالح، حامیان جمهوری اسلامی بارها مقابل خانه ما تجمع کردهاند، شعار دادهاند و ما را تحت آزار و فشار روانی مداوم، قرار دادهاند.
Sources
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
- Iran International — memorial map
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Iran International
- Radio Farda
- Kayhan London
- Voice of America Persian
- Persian Wikipedia
- English Wikipedia
- yarmahmoodi.com
- yarmahmoodi.com
- yarmahmoodi.com
Listed in
- Executed since January 2026
- Executed
- Executed on charges of “moharebeh”, “baghi”, “corruption on earth” or espionage
- Athletes
- The year 1404 (2025–2026)
- Qom Province
- Qom
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