State forces kill Dariush Ansari Bakhtiariwand with live fire in Fuladshahr, Isfahan Province

Hengaw – Thursday, January 1, 2026

Repressive forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran fatally shot Dariush Ansari Bakhtiariwand, a Lor man from Fuladshahr in Isfahan Province, using live ammunition during the ongoing protests.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ansari Bakhtiariwand, 37, was struck by bullets fired from a Kalashnikov rifle on the evening of Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
He lost his life before being transferred to a medical facility.

The latest wave of protests and strikes in Iran began on Sunday, December 28, 2025, following a sharp rise in the value of foreign currencies — with the U.S. dollar surpassing 1,450,000 rials — which triggered severe economic shock and public outrage. Demonstrations have been met with excessive and violent force by state authorities.