Mohammad Sohrabzadeh shot dead by Iranian government forces in Sanandaj

Hengaw – Monday, March 30, 2026

Iranian government forces shot and killed Mohammad Sohrabzadeh, a young Kurdish man from the village of Kamiz near Sanandaj (Sine), on the road from Qolian village to Sanandaj. He is the second Kurdish civilian government forces have shot dead since the outbreak of recent hostilities between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Sohrabzadeh was shot on the evening of Sunday, March 29, 2026, while he was traveling with his parents in a private vehicle along the route from Qolian village to Sanandaj. Plainclothes forces opened fire on the vehicle without prior warning, striking him with two bullets and critically injuring him. He died from the severity of his injuries before reaching a medical facility.

Sohrabzadeh’s body was buried on Monday, March 30, 2026, in his hometown under strict security measures.

The shooting took place amid heightened security conditions across cities in Kurdistan in recent days, coinciding with escalating regional military tensions. Authorities have significantly increased the presence of plainclothes forces and established new checkpoints at city entrances and along intercity and rural roads.