Mosayeb Shokri
Mosayeb Shokri was killed because he was participating in the public protests that were part of the nationwide uprising in Iran in early January 2026.
Mosayeb Shokri was killed by direct gunfire from agents of the Iranian government’s security forces while taking part in the mass public protests in Tehran on January 9, 2026. These protests were part of a larger nationwide movement demanding political and social change. Medical or official autopsy details have not been publicly released; the information comes from human rights monitoring groups who collected testimonies and verification.
Biography
Mosayeb Shokri was a young Kurdish man from Harsin County in the Kermanshah Province of Iran. During the widespread protests in Iran in January 2026, he went to Tehran to join demonstrators expressing dissent over political and social grievances. According to human rights reports, he was shot by security forces during the demonstrations and later died from his injuries. After 20 days, his body was returned to his family following a formal pledge from authorities. His death drew international attention as part of wider concerns over the Iranian government’s use of lethal force against protestors.
Mosayeb Shokri was born and raised in Harsin County, a Kurdish region in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah. Details about his early life, education, work, and family background are not widely published in human rights reports, which focus mainly on his death during the January 2026 protests. As protests spread across Iran in response to political repression and economic hardship, Shokri travelled to Tehran, where protests were especially intense. On January 9, 2026, he was shot by Iranian security forces amid clashes between demonstrators and state agents. He later died of his wounds. After 20 days, his body was released to his family. His killing has been cited by human rights organizations as evidence of the deadly force used against unarmed civilians during the demonstrations.
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January protests / Mosayeb Shokri was killed following direct gunfire by security forces in Tehran1 hanahr.org Open source
Iran Protesters Killed Since December 28, 20252 iran-hrm.com Open source