Fallen Hero Alireza Ghadiri
Death Alireza Ghadiri 19 years old in Iran Mashhad
Written by: Anahita
Years ago, in Tus, Mashhad, a boy was born whom they named Alireza. He was his mother’s beloved. When his parents separated, he stayed with his mother and grew up by her side. He had no brothers or sisters. As he grew a bit older, he took up independent work to make a living. His friends knew him as a kind, gentle, and unpretentious young man. Nineteen was far too young; he still had time to learn, to experience life, to start a family, and to do a thousand other things. Yet all those dreams remained unfulfilled, leaving his mother alone with the sorrow of losing her only child. With the outbreak of the protests in January 2026 (Dey 1404), Prince Reza Pahlavi issued a call urging people to take to the streets at 8:00 PM on the evenings of January 8 and 9, 2026 (18 and 19 Dey 1404). On the first night of this call, Alireza was there too, standing alongside fellow protesters at Meraj Square in Mashhad. When the Islamic Republic's repressive forces fired live ammunition at the people, the crowd began to flee to save their lives. He was running among the crowd when suddenly a bullet struck his heart from behind. Those around him tried to rush him to a hospital, but the shutdown of the…
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