Ali Azizi killed by direct fire during protests in Kermanshah

Hengaw – Friday, January 2, 2026

Ali Azizi Jafarabadi, a 42-year-old Kurdish man from Harsin County in Kermanshah (Kermashan) province, was killed during protests in the city after Iranian government forces opened direct fire.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Azizi Jafarabadi, a resident of Harsin originally from the village of Jafarabad-e Hezarkhani, was shot dead by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Friday evening, January 2, 2026.

Informed sources said that protest gatherings were held in Harsin on both Friday night and the previous evening, January 1, during which government forces fired live ammunition at protesters. Reports indicate that several Kurdish protesters were also wounded.

Ali Azizi Jafarabadi was married and a father of two.