Pedram Argha

Pedram Argha, son of Foroud, was a Kurdish Yarsan man from Kermanshah and worked as a dentist. He ran a private dental clinic located in the Maskan neighborhood of the city. On the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, amid widespread protests across Iran, demonstrations took place in Kermanshah. According to reports from Kurdpa and Kolbarnews, suppressive forces opened fire using live ammunition. Dr. Argha was directly targeted and sustained multiple gunshot wounds, resulting in his death.

He was buried on January 18, 2026, at Sarab-e Tiran Cemetery in Kermanshah. Some reports state that his family was pressured by security authorities to falsely describe him as a member of the Basij militia. While it has not been definitively confirmed whether his family was required to pay money for the release of his body, sources reported that authorities in Kermanshah had demanded substantial sums from families of other victims in exchange for handing over bodies.