Fallen Hero Farzaneh Tavakoli; From Khaniabad to Ebrahimabad
Death Farzaneh Tavakoli 41 years old in Iran Tehran Khani Abad Neighborhood
Written by: Arisha
Farzaneh Tavakoli was a 40-year-old mother, hairdresser, and the head of her household from Arak, living in Eslamshahr. She was a mother to two children: a 17-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son. On the evening of Friday, 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404), around 9:00 PM, she was present in the Khani Abad neighborhood of Tehran during a public call to protest by Prince Reza Pahlavi. Standing among the crowd just like any other citizen, Farzaneh was murdered by the Islamic Republic and its operatives; security forces shot her directly from behind with live ammunition, and she lost her life instantly the moment the bullet struck. Following this tragedy, security agencies subjected Farzaneh Tavakoli’s family to relentless and severe pressure to portray her as a "Basiji" or a "state martyr," attempting to fabricate a scenario in which she was killed by protesters. Her family, however, bravely stood their ground against these demands and refused to bow to the lie. Security agents made the handover of her body conditional upon payment of the "bullet fee" and the signing of a written pledge barring them from holding any funeral service inside the city. Furthermore, the authorities denied p…
فرزانه توکلی · سناریوی بسیجیسازی / شهید حکومتی · خانی آباد تهران · روستای ابراهیم آباد اراک
