Identities of three Kurds killed during Tehran protests confirmed

Hengaw – Sunday, January 18, 2026

Three Kurdish men, Nasir Nasiri, Arsalan Ghahramani, and Omid Saeedi, were killed during the December protests in Tehran. With these cases, Hengaw has so far verified and published the identities of 15 Kurdish individuals killed in Tehran during the protests.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Righys, the three men were killed on Friday, January 9, 2026, as a result of direct gunfire by Iranian government forces during protests in Tehran.

The victims have been identified as Nasir Nasiri, a Kurdish man from Rostamabad in Gilan Province; Omid Saeedi, 39, from Sanandaj (Sine); and Arsalan Ghahramani, 26, from the village of Cheshmeh Sefid (Kanichermeh) in Divandarreh County.

Hengaw has learned that Pouria Saeedi, the brother of Omid Saeedi, was wounded by pellet gunfire after his brother was killed and was subsequently arrested. No information has been made available regarding his health condition or place of detention.

Iranian authorities forced the family of Arsalan Ghahramani to sign a written commitment not to publicize his killing and demanded 500 million tomans in exchange for handing over his body. Additionally, 700 million tomans were extorted from the family of Omid Saeedi as a condition for the release of his body.