Mahmud Sheikhian*
Dey 1404 Killed during protests
Life
- He had taken part in the protests with his 14-year-old daughter.
Persian original
او با دختر ۱۴ سالهاش در اعتراضات شرکت کرده بود.
- Mohammad also has an 18-year-old son.
Persian original
محمد یک پسر ۱۸ ساله هم دارد.
- He was an employee of a private company.
Persian original
او کارمند شرکت خصوصی بود.
- Mahmoud Sheikhian was a santur player, and now videos of his santur playing are being reshared on social networks.
Persian original
محمود شیخیان نوازنده سنتور بود و حالا ویدیوهای سنتورنوازیاش در شبکههای اجتماعی بازنشر میشود.
How they died
- Mahmoud Sheikhian, 49 years old, was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Shahreza", Isfahan, by bullets of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
Persian original
محمود شیخیان ۴۹ ساله، جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «شهرضا» اصفهان به ضرب گلوله نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
- In the middle of the protests Mohammad Sheikhian, noticing a government agent ready to fire, shouts "Lie down on the ground" and guides his daughter towards the ground too.
Persian original
در میانه اعتراضات محمد شیخیان که متوجه آماده شلیک بودن مامور حکومتی میشود، فریاد میکشد که «بخوابید روی زمین» و دخترش را هم به سمت زمین هدایت میکند.
- Before he can lie down on the ground himself, the agent of the Islamic Republic shoots him in the neck.
Persian original
پیش از آنکه بتواند خودش هم روی زمین دراز بکشد، مامور جمهوری اسلامی گردن او را هدف شلیک قرار میدهد.
After their death
- Mohammad Sheikhian's body was handed over to the family after five days.
Persian original
پیکر محمد شیخیان بعد از پنج روز به خانواده تحویل داده شد.
- He was buried on Wednesday, 24 Dey.
Persian original
او را چهارشنبه ۲۴دی، به خاک سپردند.
Sources
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
- Isfahan Province
- Isfahan
Do you know more about this person, or is something wrong? Submit information