Arvin Vafaei^*under 18

آروین وفایی

* Our transliteration; no source spelling available

16 years old · Tehran

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

• Arvin was his mother's only son.
  Persian original

  آروین، تنها پسر مادرش بود.

• Arvin was in eleventh grade.
  Persian original

  آروین کلاس یازدهم بود.

How they died

• Arvin Vafaei, a 16-year-old teenager, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Tehran" by eight live rounds fired by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
  Persian original

  آروین وفایی نوجوان ۱۶ ساله، پنج‌شنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «تهران» با شلیک هشت گلوله جنگی توسط نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.

• Government agents targeted Arvin with live rounds on "Piroozi" Street at the "Coca-Cola" crossroads.
  Persian original

  ماموران حکومتی، آروین را در خیابان «پیروزی» چهارراه «کوکاکولا» هدف تیرهای جنگی قرار دادند.

• When he was shot, he died in his mother's arms.
  Persian original

  وقتی که تیر خورد در آغوش مادرش جان داد.

Sources

1. IranWire
2. Persian Wikipedia
3. Iran Human Rights Society
4. Iran International — memorial map
5. Hana Human Rights Organization
6. Iran Human Rights Society
7. IranWire
8. Independent Persian

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

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
• Children and teenagers killed
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Tehran Province
• Tehran

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