K.M.M.K:
During the crackdown on nationwide protests in December 2025, human rights sources and local reports reported the killing of at least 25 protesters in the provinces of Ilam, Lorestan, Kermashan, Hamadan, Chaharmahal-e Bakhtiari, Fars, Isfahan, Qom, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad. The victims died in various cities, mainly from gunfire by security forces.
Based on information gathered from Kurdish human rights media and local networks, the names of the victims by province and city are as follows:
Isfahan Province
Fouladshahr: Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand – December 31, 2025
Azna: Shayan Asadollahi, Vahab Qaedi, Mostafa Fallahi (15 years old), Ahmadreza Amani, Taha Safari (15 years old) – January 1 and 2, 2026
Lorestan Province
Quidasht: Amir Hossam Khodayarifard – December 31, 2025
Chaharmahal-e-Bakhtiari Province
Lordegan: Ahmad Jalil, Sajad Zeilaei (Valamanesh) – January 1, 2026
Fars Province
Marvdasht: Khodadad Shirvani, Erfan Bozorgy, Mansour Mokhtari, Mohammad Ghasem Rousta – January 1 and 2, 2026
Neyriz: Amir Mohammad Kohkan – January 3, 2026
Hamdan Province
Hamdan: Amir Bayat – January 2, 2026
Province Kermashan
Harsin: Ali Azizi – January 2, 2026
Kohgiluyeh Boyar Ahmad Province
Yazdanshahr: Farshid Mokhtari – January 2, 2026
Ilam Province
Malkshahi: Reza Azimzadeh, Mohammad Bezouneh, Farez Aghamohammadi, Mehdi Emamipour, Latif Karimi – January 2 and 3, 2026
(This event has been widely covered on social media under the title “Bloody Saturday of Malekshahi.”)
Qom Province
Qom: Mohammad Nouri (17 years old) – January 2, 2026
Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province/Isfahan (local reports)
Hafeshjan: Soroush Soleimani – January 3, 2026
Human rights organizations warn that the actual death toll may be higher and that some cases have not yet been fully documented due to security pressures, threats to families, and severe restrictions on information. These organizations are calling for an independent, transparent, and international investigation into the use of firearms against unarmed protesters.
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