Ahmad Khosravani

Ahmad Khosravani, 21 years old, a student at Sharif University of Technology and a player for the Farzan Shahriman basketball team, achieved championship in the 3x3 Tehran competitions and was selected as the best player in the Tehran adult league that same year (1). On January 8, 2026, during the nationwide protests in the streets of Tehran, he was shot directly by the security forces of the Islamic Republic and lost his life (2). Ahmad Khosravani was recognized as an outstanding athlete and a successful student, and his death provoked widespread reactions (3).