Reyhaneh Yousefi, a 28-year-old theater actress, was killed by gunfire from Islamic Republic forces during protests in the Nazi Abad area of Tehran on the evening of Friday, January 9, 2026.
According to those close to Reyhaneh, government agents pressured her family to declare that the cause of her death was a "car accident."
Reyhaneh Yousefi's body was secretly buried under pressure from Islamic Republic forces on her family.
*Translated on 2026-03-13*
ریحانه یوسفی ۲۸ ساله و بازیگر تئاتر شامگاه جمعه ۱۹دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات منطقه «نازی آباد» تهران با شلیک گلوله نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.
به گفته نزدیکان ریحانه ماموران حکومتی خانواده ریحانه را تحت فشارهای امنیتی قرار دادند که علت مرگ ریحانه را «تصادف رانندگی» اعلام کنند.
پیکر ریحانه یوسفی با فشارهای امنیتی نیروهای جمهوری اسلامی بر خانواده مخفیانه به خاک سپرده شد.
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