Shayan Asadollahi

شایان اسدالهی

28 years old · Azna · Lorestan Province

1 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

was the sole breadwinner for his mother and sister after his father died in an accident last year.
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was the sole breadwinner for his mother and sister after his father died in an accident last year.
family’s sole breadwinner
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family’s sole breadwinner

Friends described him as an avid supporter of the Persepolis football club.
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Friends described him as an avid supporter of the Persepolis football club.
he was active on Instagram, where he shared photos of his work, daily life and football fandom
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he was active on Instagram, where he shared photos of his work, daily life and football fandom
Shayan was a barber, known in his community for working long hours to support his family.
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Shayan was a barber, known in his community for working long hours to support his family.
About a year earlier, his father and uncle had both died in an accident, the source said, leaving Shayan as the family’s sole breadwinner.
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About a year earlier, his father and uncle had both died in an accident, the source said, leaving Shayan as the family’s sole breadwinner.
He was of Lur ethnicity, according to Hengaw.
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He was of Lur ethnicity, according to Hengaw.

Evidence received by Iran International shows that a live round hit him in the abdomen.
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شواهد رسیده به ایران‌اینترنشنال نشان می‌دهد گلوله جنگی به شکم او اصابت کرده است.
killed in the city of Azna, also in Lorestan province.
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killed in the city of Azna, also in Lorestan province.
28‑year‑old barber Shayan Asadollahi was killed after security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on protesters in the city of Azna on Thursday
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28‑year‑old barber Shayan Asadollahi was killed after security forces in pickup trucks opened fire on protesters in the city of Azna on Thursday
Shayan was killed as he and a group of other protesters were returning home from a demonstration. Several military pickup trucks belonging to the Revolutionary Guard attacked the group
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Shayan was killed as he and a group of other protesters were returning home from a demonstration. Several military pickup trucks belonging to the Revolutionary Guard attacked the group
A live round struck Shayan in the abdomen
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A live round struck Shayan in the abdomen
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Authorities withheld his body for five days, pressuring his family to say he had been a Basij member or that he had died in a traffic accident.
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Authorities withheld his body for five days, pressuring his family to say he had been a Basij member or that he had died in a traffic accident.
He was eventually buried quietly in the remote village of Deh Haji.
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He was eventually buried quietly in the remote village of Deh Haji.

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

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