Identities of six more people killed in Kermanshah protests confirmed
Hengaw — Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The identities of six additional Kurdish people killed during protests in Kermanshah (Kermashan) have been confirmed. All were killed by live ammunition fired by Iranian government forces, with their identities confirmed one week after they were killed. With these cases, the number of people whose identities have been confirmed as killed during the Kermanshah protests has risen to 30.
According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Farhad Balashzar, a follower of the Yarsan faith from Sorkhak Sanjabi village and a resident of the Pardis area of Kermanshah, was killed after being shot in the head with live ammunition by Iranian government forces on the evening of Friday, January 9, 2026.
On the same evening, Saeed Kahrari, a resident of Kermanshah, was also killed after being shot by Iranian government forces.
In a separate incident on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, Farzad Khirdar, a mechanical engineer from Kermanshah, was killed by live ammunition fired by Iranian government forces.
That same night, Mohammadamin Salami, from the Elahiyeh neighborhood of Kermanshah, was killed during protests after being shot with live ammunition by Iranian government forces. He owned a shop selling scarves, shawls, bags, and accessories in the Elahiyeh area near Bargh Street.
Also on the same night, Meysam Karani, a resident of Kermanshah, was killed on Tagh-e Bostan Boulevard after being struck by live ammunition fired by Iranian government forces. According to informed sources, he had held his engagement ceremony only days before his death.
During the same period and amid protests on January 8, 2026, Seyed Arman Mousavi, a resident of Kermanshah, was killed in the Maskan neighborhood after being shot in the chest with live ammunition by Iranian government forces.
