Fallen Hero Bahar Shahmehri; The Collapse of Humanity with a Shot from Behind
Death Bahar Shahmehri 17 years old in Iran Neyshabur
Written by: Javid
Fallen Hero Bahar Shahmehri, a 17-year-old girl from Neyshabur, was shot on the evening of 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404). She was neither attacking anyone nor posing any threat; she was simply trying to find her way home through streets ringing with gunfire and terror. Bahar was a twelfth-grade graphic design student who was also working as a hairdresser to build her future. That night, as gunfire from state forces intensified in Neyshabur, she and several companions sought refuge in a neighbor's house and stayed there for about an hour—a fleeting sanctuary from the shooting that had turned the streets perilous. When the gunfire subsided, Bahar and her companions set out for home through the surrounding alleyways. That evening, following the call of Prince Reza Pahlavi to take to the streets on 8 and 9 January (18 and 19 Dey), people had come out to voice their protest. Near Azadi Square, however, Bahar and her companions encountered a line of armed forces—officers outfitted in bulletproof vests and black helmets, deployed on motorcycles. According to witnesses, the forces initially opened fire on the crowd with birdshot to disperse them. People scattered in panic, desperate to get…
نیشابور · جاویدنامان نیشابور · بهار شاهمهری · شاهزاده رضا پهلوی
