Amir Mohammad Karami and Saman Gerami extrajudicially killed in Fars Province

Hengaw – Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Amir Mohammad Karami, an 18-year-old teenager, and Saman Gerami, another young man, both residents of Marvdasht in Fars Province, were killed after being shot directly by Iranian government forces during protests in the city. With their deaths, the number of people killed in Marvdasht has risen to five.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Amir Mohammad Karami, 18, was shot dead by government forces during protests in Marvdasht on Friday evening, January 9, 2026. He was a former member of Iran’s national junior taekwondo team.

Saman Gerami, a 29-year-old resident of Marvdasht, was also shot and killed by Iranian government forces on Thursday evening, January 8, 2026. Informed sources confirmed that Gerami was shot at around 9:00 p.m., coinciding with his birthday, and died several hours later in hospital.

Hengaw had previously reported that three other residents of Marvdasht—Erfan Bozorgi, Mansour Mokhtari, and Khodadad Shirvani—were killed during protests in the city as a result of direct gunfire by government forces.