Ariana Arjmandi shot dead by government forces in Borujerd

Hengaw – Thursday, January 15, 2026

Ariana Arjmandi, a Lor man from Borujerd, was killed after being shot directly by repressive forces of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has learned that Arjmandi, 23, was killed on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Sources close to Arjmandi’s family told Hengaw that he was shot while attempting to flee after being pursued by plainclothes government forces.

Iranian authorities conditioned the release of Arjmandi’s body on his family publicly identifying him as a “Basij member” and agreeing to bury him  in another city. After the family refused these demands, his body was buried at night without public notice.

Hengaw’s Statistics and Documentation Center has recorded at least 31 Lor individuals killed by government forces during the December protests.