Hengaw special report – At least 17 people killed during the first week of protests in Iran

At least 17 people have been killed during the first week of protests in Iran, according to information verified by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. Hengaw has confirmed the identities of those killed amid the recent protests in Malekshahi, Hamedan, Harsin, Nurabad (Delfan), Kuhdasht, Azna, Lordegan, Fuladshahr, and Marvdasht, across the provinces of Kermanshah (Kermashan), Lorestan, Hamedan, Fars, Ilam, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Isfahan.

Hengaw has also received reports of at least six additional deaths that remain under review by its verification team and will be made public if confirmed.

State-affiliated media have reported that two people were killed in Qom, including one 17-year-old. Their identities are still being investigated.

Of the 17 confirmed victims, at least nine were Lor and seven were Kurdish, including one from the Yarsan religious minority. One Persian resident was also killed in Hamedan.

Identified victims:

Saturday, January 3, 2026

1. Mehdi Emamipour, a Kurdish man from Malekshahi, Ilam Province, was shot directly by The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces during protests in the county. He later died from severe injuries after being transferred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam.
2. Farez Aghamohammadi, a Kurdish man from Malekshahi, Ilam Province, was killed by direct gunfire of IRGC forces during the same protests.
3. Reza Azimzadeh, a resident of Malekshahi, was shot and killed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards during protests in the county.
4. Mohammad Moghaddasi, known as “Bozuneh”, a Kurdish man from Malekshahi, Ilam Province, was killed by IRGC forces during protests.

Friday, January 2, 2026

1. Amirhossein Bayati, a married man from Hamedan, was shot with live ammunition by Iranian state forces during protests in the city and died. His body was transferred to Besat Hospital in Hamedan. Authorities have reportedly refused to release his body to his family and pressured them to present him as a member of the Basij.
2. Ali Azizi Jafarabadi, a 42-year-old Kurdish man from the village of Jafarabad-e Hezarkhani, and a resident of Harsin in Kermanshah (Kermashan) Province, was killed by direct gunfire during protests. He was married and a father.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

1. Mansour Mokhtari, a Lor man from Marvdasht, Fars Province, was shot directly from the front by Iranian state forces and killed outside Police Station No. 11 during protests following the killing of Khodadad Shirvani. Sources say a Kalashnikov round struck his abdomen.
2. Ahmadreza Amani, a 28-year-old Lor man from Azna, Lorestan Province, a law graduate of Yazd University and a legal trainee, was shot in the chest during protests and later died from bleeding after being transferred to hospital.
3. Ahad Ebrahimpour Abdoli, an unmarried man, approximately 35 years old, from the village of Hasan Gaviyar Mirbeg in Delfan (Nurabad), Lorestan Province, was killed after being shot three times by Iranian state forces in Bahesht Square. Witnesses said he was targeted while trying to help a woman being detained, and one bullet struck his heart.
4. Khodadad Shirvani, a 33-year-old Lor man, father of two, from Marvdasht, Fars Province, was shot at close range with a pellet gun during protests and later died after being transferred to medical facilities.
5. Mostafa Fallahi, a 15-year-old Lor child from Azna, Lorestan Province, was killed by direct gunfire during protests on Thursday evening.
6. Shayan Asadollahi, a 30-year-old Lor man from Azna, Lorestan Province, was killed by direct gunfire during the same protests.
7. Vahab Mousavi, a Lor man from Azna, Lorestan Province, was shot and killed during protests on Thursday evening.
8. Ahmad Jalil, a 21-year-old Lor man from Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, was shot directly by Iranian state forces and killed among protesters in the city.
9. Sajjad Valamanesh, a 20-year-old Bakhtiari Lor man from Lordegan, was killed by direct gunfire during protests in the city. He was not a member of the Basij or any government institution. After his death, security agencies allegedly pressured and threatened his family. His funeral was held on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

1. Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, a 28-year-old Lor man from Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province, was killed by live ammunition during protests. Sources say he was shot with a Kalashnikov and died before being transferred to medical facilities.
2. Amirhesam Khodayarifard, a 22-year-old man from Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, was shot at close range in the head with live ammunition during protests and killed. After his death, state institutions allegedly attempted to portray him as a member of the Basij through media narratives. He was a follower of the Yarsan faith.