Attack on protesters and killings in Malekshahi strongly condemned
Secretariat Statement
Kurdistan Human Rights Organization:
According to incoming reports, today, Saturday, January 3, in the city of Malekshahi in Ilam province, people and protesters who had taken to the streets to protest poor economic and livelihood conditions were targeted with live firearms by the security forces of this city.
Reports indicate that dozens of people were killed and injured in this attack.
It is reported that at least 11 people have lost their lives, and the names of several of the victims, including Latif Karimi, Mohammad Moghadassi, Farez Agha Mohammadi, Mostafa Agha Mohammadi, Mohammad Bozoneh Arefi, Reza Azimzadeh, Mehdi Emamipour, and two individuals with unknown first names and the surnames Naseri and Abdi, have been included in the reports.
Additionally, the condition of 30 of the injured has been reported as critical.
While expressing deep regret and sorrow over this painful incident, the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization strongly condemns the use of live weapons against street protesters as unjustified and the killing of civil demonstrators as an unforgivable crime. The organization also declares its solidarity with the justice-seeking families of the victims and the injured in the cities of Malekshahi and Ilam, as well as all the people of Kurdistan and Iran.
Date: January 3, 2026, corresponding to 13 Dey 1404