Mohammad reza Karami

Their life

Mohammadreza Karami was a Kurdish resident of Malekshahi in Ilam Province and a boxer. He was shot during protests on January 3, 2026, when Iranian security forces opened fire on demonstrators. After sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, he was transferred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam, where he remained in intensive care. He died on January 5, 2026, due to the severity of his injuries.

Mohammadreza Karami was a young Kurdish man from Malekshahi, Ilam Province, known as a boxer. During protests in Malekshahi on Saturday, January 3, 2026, Iranian government forces used violence and live ammunition against demonstrators. Karami was shot directly during the crackdown and sustained three gunshot wounds to his side.

He was admitted in critical condition to the intensive care unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, government forces later raided the hospital in an attempt to remove injured protesters, using force and firing tear gas inside the hospital compound. Despite receiving medical treatment, Mohammadreza Karami died on the evening of Monday, January 5, 2026.

How they died

Mohammadreza Karami died from severe gunshot injuries sustained during public protests in Malekshahi, Ilam Province, where Iranian government forces used live ammunition against demonstrators. He was critically wounded during the crackdown and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Mohammadreza Karami was shot three times during protests in Malekshahi after Iranian security forces opened direct fire on demonstrators. He was hospitalized in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam. Despite medical efforts, he died on January 5, 2026, as a result of the severity of his injuries.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Mohammad reza Karami, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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