Pedram Argha

Their life

Pedram Argha was a 31-year-old Kurdish Yarsan dentist from Kermanshah. He operated a private dental clinic in the Maskan neighborhood of the city. On January 8, 2026, during nationwide protests in Kermanshah, he was reportedly shot with live ammunition by government forces and lost his life. He was buried on January 18, 2026, at Sarab-e Tiran Cemetery. Reports indicate that his family faced pressure from security authorities following his death.

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.

How they died

Pedram Argha was killed during nationwide anti-government protests in Kermanshah. He was reportedly targeted by live gunfire from government forces during demonstrations in the Maskan neighborhood.

According to Kurdpa and Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, Dr. Pedram Argha was directly shot with live ammunition by suppressive forces during protests in the Maskan neighborhood of Kermanshah. Reports state that he sustained multiple gunshot wounds (including two gunshots, according to one account), which led to his death.

Why we remember them

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

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