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Majid Astir
Majid Astir (also spelled Estir; Persian: مجید استیر) was a 25-year-old resident of Tehran's Ab Motor neighbourhood. Witness Report records that on the evening of Friday, 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404), he was killed by direct fire from government agents on Piroozi Street in Tehran. Iran International's Javidnaman memorial lists the same age and date under Piroozi, Tehran.
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Majid Astir (also spelled Estir; Persian: مجید استیر) was a 25-year-old resident of Tehran's Ab Motor neighbourhood. Witness Report records that on the evening of Friday, 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404), he was killed by direct fire from government agents on Piroozi Street in Tehran. Iran International's Javidnaman memorial lists the same age and date under Piroozi, Tehran.
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights earlier listed him among people killed by direct gunfire during the January 2026 protests in Tehran, placing the killing on the evening of 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404). Independent tallies agree he was shot during the nationwide crackdown in eastern Tehran.
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