Fallen Hero Amirhossein Asadian Aligoodarzi; Everyone left, and we stayed behind

Death Amirhossein Asadian Aligoodarzi 21 years old in Iran Arak HEPCO

Written by: Sayeh

Amirhossein Asadian Aligudarzi was a 21-year-old youth, an only child, an electrical engineering student at Islamic Azad University of Arak, and an athlete who pursued his dreams among university lecture halls, wrestling mats, and bodybuilding gyms. From the nights he stayed awake until dawn to pass his exams, to the days spent in grueling training on the wrestling mat, bringing down opponents with single-leg takedowns, his entire life was embodied in those 21 years. He wanted to be an engineer his family could be proud of, and an athlete who grew stronger with each passing day. But that night, Amirhossein's dreams were cut short on the street's asphalt. A few days before 8 January (18 Dey), following a call by Prince Reza Pahlavi urging everyone to chant slogans on Thursday and Friday, 8 and 9 January (18 and 19 Dey), whether in the streets or from their homes, a group of people in Arak took to the streets. Amirhossein was also among the crowd—a young man exhausted by existing conditions, standing shoulder to shoulder with citizens who had taken to the streets in protest. But that night, on 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), the silence of the street was suddenly shattered by gunfire;…

امیر حسین اسدیان الیگودرزی · اراک · دانشجو

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