Mohammad Mehdi Jarchi
محمدمهدی جارچی
38 years old · Karaj, Alborz
venerdì 9 gennaio 2026
Their story
Mohammad Mahdi Jarchi, 38, was shot dead by security forces during protests in Fardis, Karaj, in Alborz Province, on the night of January 9, 2026. Mahdi loved music. He played the piano and composed songs. About a month earlier, he and his fiancée had moved from Rasht to Karaj for better job opportunities, and they lived together in Fardis. On the morning of January 9, he saw the bodies of several people killed in the protests being moved outside a clinic near his home. He told his friends that no one was looking out for them and people had to act for themselves. That night, he went out to protest with his fiancée, Bahareh. According to his fiancée, the two were standing side by side when there was a sound like the air being torn apart, and Mohammad Mahdi fell to the ground. In the darkness, it took her a few seconds to realize what had happened to him. A bullet had struck him from behind, piercing his lung and passing through his heart. With the help of a passerby, she carried him into a nearby house. From the house’s parking garage, they watched security forces fire finishing shots into the wounded and throw bodies into vehicles before driving them away. It took an hour and a half to find a hospital or clinic that was not surrounded by security forces. Throughout that time, Bahareh kept her hand pressed on the wound to stop the bleeding. By the time they finally reached a hospital, Mohammad Mahdi had lost so much blood that doctors could not save him. His last words to Bahareh were: “Take care of yourself. I love you, I love you, I love you.”
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What the sources recorded
- Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO): listed among cases verified by two or more sources
- iranvictims.com: died during the protest period
Their narrative
جاویدنام محمدمهدی جارچی؛ دستهایی که بر پیانو، نغمهی شرافت مینواختند
پیانو مینواخت. «پاساکالیا» را چنان زیبا مینواخت که انگار جانش بر کلاویهها جاری میشد. عاشقِ بیقرار ایران، مردی ۳۸ ساله، متأهل و نوازندهی پیانو؛ انسانی آگاه و هنرمند که زندگیاش با موسیقی و امید به آیندهای روشن پیوند داشت. محمدمهدی زندگی را دوست داشت؛ خانوادهاش را، موسیقیاش را و سرزمینی را که به آن تعلق خاطر داشت. اما در کنار همهی این دلبستگیها، رؤیایی بزرگ نیز با او همراه بود: دیدن ایرانی آزاد. صبحگاه ۱۹ دیماه، دیدن رد خونِ بهجامانده بر کف خیابانها و پیکر چند تن از جانباختگان در برابر یک درمانگاه در فردیس کرج، مسیر حضور او در میدان را رقم زد. محمدمهدی که همواره آرزوی آزادی ایران را در سر میپروراند و دلش برای فردایی رها از ظلم میتپید، نتوانست در برابر آنچه دیده بود بیتفاوت بماند؛ همان دیدن حقیقت کافی بود تا تصمیمش را برای پیوستن به مردم قطعی کند. همان شب، با عجله و اشتیاقی بیمانند خانه را ترک کرد تا شانهبهشانهی مردمش در خیابانهای فردیس بایستد؛ گویی دلش میخواست زودتر به میدان برسد و سهم خود را در راه رسیدن به رویای بزرگش؛ آزادی ایران، ادا کند. اما در میانهی این خروش شجاعانه، هدف شلیک بیرحمانهی تکتیرانداز نیروهای حکومتی قرار گرفت و جان سپرد. او فرصت نیافت ایرانی را که آرزوی دیدنش را داشت، ببیند. اما داستان زندگیاش تنها به پایان آن شب خلاصه نمیشود؛ داستان مردی است که میان عشق به زندگی و عشق به آرمانش، انتخابی کرد که برای همیشه بخشی از روایت روزگار خود شد و نام او در یاد کسانی خواهد ماند که آزادی را ارج مینهند و ارزش انسان، هنر و زندگی را پاس میدارند.
This story is in Persian, exactly as it was written for Narrata.
Source: Narrata · Author: سروا · Written ۱۴۰۵/۰۴/۳۱ · Read the original story
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What we know
- Age
- 38
- Killed
- venerdì 9 gennaio 2026
- Place
- Karaj, Alborz
- Cause of death
- Gunshot wound
- Father’s name
- علیرضا (in Persian) ↗
- Born
- sabato 23 gennaio 1988 ↗
- Interests
- پیانو (in Persian) ↗
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- محمدمهدی جارچیMohammad Mehdi Jarchi
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- محمد مهدی جرچیIranTrial
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How the sources recorded this name (4)
| Source | Name as written | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) | Mohammad Mehdi Jarchi | — | 2026-01-09 |
| iranvictims.com [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | Mohammad Mehdi Jarchi | Karaj | 2026-01-09 |
| IranTrial | محمدمهدی جارچی · محمد مهدی جرچی | کرج | ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴ · 1404/10/19 |
| Narrata | محمدمهدی جارچی | — | ۱۴۰۴/۱۰/۱۹ |
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- V85BB0FC
- Evidence tier
- B Recorded on one trusted list
Added 27 settembre 2026 · updated 29 ottobre 2026
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