Arian Karimian Khakestar

آرین کریمیان خاکستر

21 years old · Mashhad · Razavi Khorasan Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

• University student
  Persian original

  دانشجو

How they died

• Arian Karimian Khakestar, 21 years old, was killed on 18 Dey 1404 during the popular protests in Mashhad by live ammunition fired by the military-security forces of the Islamic Republic.
  Persian original

  آرین کریمیان خاکستر، ۲۱ ساله، ۱۸ دی‌ ۱۴۰۴ در جریان اعتراضات مردمی مشهد، با شلیک گلوله جنگی از سوی نیروهای نظامی-امنیتی جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.

After their death

• The burial ceremony was held on 23 Dey at "Behesht-e Reza" in this city under the control of security forces.
  Persian original

  مراسم خاکسپاری ۲۳ دی ماه، در «بهشت رضا» این شهر تحت کنترل نیروهای امنیتی برگزار گردید.

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Kurdistan Human Rights Network
3. Iran International — memorial map
4. Kurdpa

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

Listed in

• Javid-Nam of the uprising of January 2026 (Lion and Sun Revolution)
• The massacre of 8 and 9 January 2026
• Killed during protests
• University students
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Razavi Khorasan Province
• Mashhad

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