Hassan Samakesh

حسن سماکش

Also known as حسن سماکوش

48 years old · Babol · Mazandaran Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

He was a real estate agent, father of two children and one of the trusted and well-known figures of the neighbourhood.
Persian original
او مشاور املاک، پدر دو فرزند و از چهره‌های معتمد و شناخته‌شده محل بود.
Hassan Samakoush was a real estate consultant, a father of two, and a respected figure in his community.
Persian original
Hassan Samakoush was a real estate consultant, a father of two, and a respected figure in his community.

Hassan Samakoush was known as "Hassan Daei" (Uncle Hassan).
Persian original
حسن سماکوش به «حسن دایی» معروف بود.
A CT scan image of a young protester who was injured during the demonstrations.
Persian original
A CT scan image of a young protester who was injured during the demonstrations.
He remained in a coma for three days before passing away on Sunday, January 11.
Persian original
He remained in a coma for three days before passing away on Sunday, January 11.

How they died

Hassan Samakoush, 48 years old, was shot by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in the "Shahrbani intersection" area near Police Station 113 in "Babol", Mazandaran Province.
Persian original
حسن سماکوش ۴۸ساله، پنج‌شنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات منطقه «چهارراه شهربانی» در نزدیکی کلانتری ۱۱۳ «بابل» استان مازندران، هدف شلیک نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی قرار گرفت.
Government agents targeted his eye and head from close range.
Persian original
ماموران حکومتی از فاصله‌ای نزدیک چشم و سر او را هدف قرار دادند.
He was in a coma for three days and died on Sunday, 21 Dey.
Persian original
او سه روز در کما بود و یک‌شنبه ۲۱دی، جان داد.
Hassan Samakoush's CT scan images, made available to IranWire, show the presence of hundreds of birdshot pellets in this protester's head.
Persian original
تصاویر سیتی‌اسکن حسن سماکوش که در اختیار ایران‌وایر قرار گرفته، بیان‌گر وجود صدها گلوله ساچمه‌ای در سر این معترض است.
This image does not belong to Hassan Samakoush.
Persian original
This image does not belong to Hassan Samakoush.
Hassan Samakoush, known as “Hassan Daei,” was critically injured on Thursday, January 7, after being shot at very close range in the eye and head.
Persian original
Hassan Samakoush, known as “Hassan Daei,” was critically injured on Thursday, January 7, after being shot at very close range in the eye and head.

After their death

The resulting swelling and inflammation caused a ‘midline shift,’ which pressures vital organs and leads to death.”
Persian original
The resulting swelling and inflammation caused a ‘midline shift,’ which pressures vital organs and leads to death.”
Burial Under Duress: Threatened with the “Terrorist” Label
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Burial Under Duress: Threatened with the “Terrorist” Label
Hassan’s children were only allowed to collect his body after signing a written pledge to the intelligence services, promising there would be no “incidents” or gatherings at the funeral.
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Hassan’s children were only allowed to collect his body after signing a written pledge to the intelligence services, promising there would be no “incidents” or gatherings at the funeral.
Despite the family’s efforts to keep the burial quiet, tensions rose after his eldest son spoke on the third day of the memorial service.
Persian original
Despite the family’s efforts to keep the burial quiet, tensions rose after his eldest son spoke on the third day of the memorial service.

Sources

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

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