Morteza Jahanbakhsh

Their life

Morteza Jahanbakhsh was a young Kurdish man from the village of Ghazal-Kan in Chenaran, Razavi Khorasan Province. He was one of at least five residents killed by security forces during protests in the city. He was shot dead on Khomeini Boulevard on the evening of the protests.

Morteza Jahanbakhsh was a Kurdish resident of Ghazal-Kan, a village in Chenaran County. The report describes him as a "young" man but does not specify his exact age. He was among a group of protesters who were met with lethal force by government forces. He and three other identified victims—Mehdi Validoost (also from Ghazal-Kan), Ruhollah Setareh Moshtari, and Mohammadreza Gorouhi—were all shot dead with Kalashnikov rifles on the same evening.

How they died

Morteza Jahanbakhsh was shot and killed by direct fire from Iranian government forces during popular protests in Chenara

On the evening of Wednesday, January 7, 2026, between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., Iranian government forces opened fire on demonstrators in Chenaran. Morteza Jahanbakhsh was on Khomeini Boulevard when he was hit by direct gunfire from Kalashnikov rifles. He was transported to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. He was one of at least five people killed by security forces in Chenaran during this incident.

Why we remember them

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

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