Young Protester Mohammad Reza Ahangar Shot Dead in Tehran

According to IranWire, a young man named Mohammad Reza Ahangar was shot dead by government forces on January 8, 1404, during protests on Kashani Street at Sadeghiyeh Square (Second Square).

Before joining the protests, Mohammad Reza had published a video addressing his followers on Instagram, saying: “I am going for the freedom of my homeland, so my people don’t have to migrate. Don’t you want Iran to be free too? Then let’s go for the freedom of Iran.”

Eyewitnesses told IranWire that Mohammad Reza Ahangar was shot by a sniper positioned on top of a tower across from Ibn Sina Hospital. He was hit by a bullet and died on the spot.

His relatives managed to identify and retrieve his body from among hundreds of lifeless forms at the Kahrizak morgue on January 9. An informed source who spoke with IranWire stated: “Despite immense pressure, his family stood their ground. However, they shut down the internet in such a way that no one knew what was happening. In those few brief moments when the internet was connected, we learned he had been killed, and now we consider it our duty to be his voice.”