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Vahab Mousavi was shot and killed by security forces during the crackdown on protesters in Azna as part of Iran’s wider unrest.
Vahab Mousavi’s death occurred amid one of the most intense rounds of nationwide demonstrations in Iran in early January 2026, when large crowds took to the streets in towns and cities across the country to protest political repression, economic hardship, and long-standing grievances. In Azna, a city in Lorestan Province, protests on 1 January 2026 brought together civilians from the local community. According to human-rights organizations monitoring the unrest, Iranian security forces — including state police and units linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — responded with disproportionate and unlawful force against demonstrators. Security units reportedly stood in formation near key public areas and used live ammunition, shotguns loaded with metal pellets, and other projectiles to disperse crowds.
Biography
Vahab Mousavi was a 30-year-old man from Azna in Lorestan Province, Iran. He was among a group of protesters participating in nationwide demonstrations that began in late December 2025 amid widespread public unrest over economic hardship and political grievances. On 1 January 2026, he was shot and killed by Iranian security forces while protesting in his hometown of Azna. His death has been reported by monitoring groups documenting fatalities during Iran’s protests
Vahab Mousavi was a 30-year-old man from Azna, in Lorestan Province, Iran, who became one of the civilians killed during the nationwide protests that erupted in late December 2025. He lived in a region where demonstrations spread as people expressed anger about economic hardship, political repression, and broader social grievances. Mousavi was among groups of protesters who gathered in Azna on 1 January 2026 as part of these demonstrations; verified reports from human-rights organizations and protest documentation list him among at least six people killed when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the city. His death occurred near the local governor’s office and police station as state security units used live ammunition against the crowd, a pattern seen in several towns across Iran during this period. Because official media and authorities tightly controlled information within Iran, much of what is known about Vahab Mousavi’s life beyond his age, hometown, and the circumstances of his death comes from independent monitoring groups and protest tracking organizations that verified his identity as one of the protesters killed in Azna
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Iran: Deaths and injuries rise amid authorities’ renewed cycle of protest bloodshed1 amnesty.org Open source
VAHAB MOUSAVI WAS KILLED BY GOVERNMENT FORCES DURING PROTESTS IN AZNA2 iranprotests.com Open source
Shot dead by direct fire from the Islamic regime’s forces during nationwide protests.3 x.com Open source