Reza Esmaeili

Reza Esmaeili

رضا اسماعیلی

Nationality : Iranian
Age: 23 (2003)
Status: Shot to death
Health: Deceased
2026-01-08
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Date: 2026-02-01
City: Esfahan
Province: Esfahan
Country: Iran
Health Status: Deceased
2026-01-08
Status: Shot to death
His name is Reza Esmaili. Born in 1381 in the village of Kalbi, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. For about ten years, he had been living in the Zeynabiyeh neighbourhood, one of the marginalized districts of the city of Isfahan. He was killed by the Islamic Republic’s repression forces on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Reza Esmaeili, born in 2002 in the village of Kalbi, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, had been residing in the Zeinabiyeh neighbourhood of Isfahan for approximately ten years. He passed away on 8 January 2026. It has been reported that Reza came from a working-class family, with his father working in various cities. He held a high school diploma and worked during his school years. At the age of 19, he developed an interest in boxing and pursued the sport. Reza Esmaeili married in September 2025, and approximately three months after starting his married life, he passed away. It has been stated that he had recently opened a small coffee shop in the Zeinabiyeh neighbourhood of Isfahan.

On the night of 8 January, Reza Esmaeili went out onto the street and was injured in the left arm during a shooting incident. The bullet passed through his arm and reached near his heart. He attempted to reach his family home. On the way, a protester helped him by taking him home on a motorcycle. Neighbours assisted him and transported him to the hospital, but he passed away there.

Reza Esmaeili's family faced difficulties in retrieving his body and were told they needed to sign a document claiming Reza was a Basij member. Ultimately, on 14 January 2026, his body was released and buried at 8 p.m. the same day. The burial ceremony took place in conditions where the temperature had dropped to minus 11 degrees Celsius. It has been reported that Reza Esmaeili always worked alone and managed his shop by himself.

رضا اسماعیلی، متولد ۱۳۸۱ در روستای کلبی چهارمحال و بختیاری، از حدود ۱۰ سال پیش در محله زینبیه اصفهان ساکن شده بود. او در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ جان باخت. گزارش شده است که رضا از یک خانواده کارگری می آمد و پدرش در شهرهای مختلف کار می کرد. او دیپلم داشت و در دوران مدرسه نیز کار می کرد. از ۱۹ سالگی به ورزش بوکس علاقه مند شد و به آن پرداخت. رضا اسماعیلی در شهریور ۱۴۰۴ ازدواج کرده بود و حدود سه ماه پس از آغاز زندگی مشترک، جان خود را از دست داد. گفته شده است که او به تازگی یک مغازه کوچک قهوه فروشی در محله زینبیه اصفهان افتتاح کرده بود.

در شب ۱۸ دی، رضا اسماعیلی به خیابان رفت و در جریان تیراندازی از ناحیه بازوی چپ مجروح شد. گلوله از بازوی او عبور کرده و به نزدیکی قلبش رسیده بود. او تلاش کرد خود را به خانه پدری برساند. در میانه راه، یکی از معترضان او را با موتور به خانه رساند. همسایه ها به کمک او آمدند و او را به بیمارستان منتقل کردند، اما در بیمارستان جان باخت.

خانواده رضا اسماعیلی برای تحویل گرفتن پیکر او با مشکلاتی مواجه شدند و به آن ها گفته شد که باید برگه ای را امضا کنند که ادعا می شد رضا بسیجی بوده است. در نهایت، در تاریخ ۲۴ دی ۱۴۰۴، پیکر او تحویل داده شد و در ساعت ۲۰ همان روز به خاک سپرده شد. مراسم خاکسپاری در شرایطی برگزار شد که دمای هوا به منفی ۱۱ درجه سانتیگراد رسیده بود. گزارش شده است که رضا اسماعیلی همیشه به تنهایی کار می کرد و تنها مغازه اش را اداره می کرد.

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