Ali Moradi

Their life

Ali Moradi was a 42-year-old resident of the Sarjub Hesar area of Karaj. During the January 2026 nationwide protests, he joined other civilians demonstrating against the government. On January 8, 2026, he was shot and killed by Iranian security forces. At the time of his death, he had been married for 14 years and was expecting his first child, a circumstance that has been highlighted by human-rights groups as underscoring the civilian cost of the crackdown.

Ali Moradi lived in the Sarjub Hesar neighborhood of Karaj, where he was known as a family man who had spent 14 years in marriage. As protests spread across Iran in early January 2026, fueled by economic hardship and political grievances, Moradi took part in demonstrations in his city.
On January 8, 2026, Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters in Karaj. Ali Moradi was fatally shot during these events. According to informed sources cited by Hengaw, his wife was seven months pregnant at the time, and the couple was preparing to welcome their first child. His killing has been documented as part of a broader pattern of lethal force used against civilians during the protests.

How they died

Ali Moradi was killed because he participated in anti-government protests during the January 2026 uprising in Iran, when security forces used lethal force against civilians in Karaj.

Ali Moradi was directly shot by Iranian security forces during public protests. Human-rights monitors report that live ammunition was used to suppress demonstrations, resulting in civilian deaths, including Moradi’s.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ali Moradi, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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