Saman Alaei

سامان علایی

Also known as سامان علائی

22 years old · Noor · Mazandaran Province

9 January 2026 Killed during protests

In the words of those close to them

They put me on a drip, my hand started hurting… I thought of your head; how could they shoot you in the head?— Mother

Persian original

برای من یه سرم زدن، دستم درد گرفت… یاد سر تو افتادم، چطور تونستن به سرت شلیک کنن؟

I thought of your head; how could they shoot you in the head?— Mother

Persian original

یاد سر تو افتادم، چطور تونستن به سرت شلیک کنن؟

How they died

• Saman Alaei is hit from behind by several live rounds
  Persian original

  سامان علایی از پشت سر هدف شلیک چند گلوله جنگی قرار می‌گیرد

Sources

1. Iran Human Rights Society
2. Iran International
3. Iran International
4. Iran Human Rights Society
5. Iran International — memorial map

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
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Mazandaran Province

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