Mehdi Saheli

Mehdi Saheli (Persian: مهدی ساحلی) was a Gilak man from Ramsar in Mazandaran Province. Hengaw recorded his age as 26; memorial posts give 36. His family had already lost his older brother, Reza Saheli, who was left brain-dead after a road accident; the family donated Reza's organs to save the lives of several people.

He was shot directly by government forces during the protests in one of Ramsar's squares and was killed. Memorial posts said the bullet struck his heart. Iran International and human rights accounts date the shooting to the evening of 19 Dey 1404 (9 January 2026), while Hengaw dated it to Saturday, 10 January. HRANA lists him among its confirmed victims in Ramsar. Hengaw reported that his body was not immediately handed over to his family, who came under pressure from security agencies. In nearby Tonekabon (Shahsavar), Negin Ghadimi was also killed in the same days.

At his 40th-day memorial in Ramsar, his sister, Azar Saheli, told mourners that her brother had raised his voice to claim his rights and that she would always be proud of him. On 2 Esfand 1404 (21 February 2026), shortly after she spoke at the ceremony, security forces detained her at her home and took her to an unknown location, prompting wide concern for her safety. In the same days, relatives of other victims in the region were also arrested, including the brother of Pezhman Norouz Rajabi in Shahsavar.