Behzad Nikyar

بهزاد نیک یار

53 years old · Qazvin

Dey 1404 Killed during protests

Life

• father of one daughter
  Persian original

  father of one daughter

How they died

• he was not taking part in protests and had walked a few meters from his home to leave a garbage bag at the end of his alley when he was struck.
  Persian original

  he was not taking part in protests and had walked a few meters from his home to leave a garbage bag at the end of his alley when he was struck.

• The bullet entered one side of his body and exited the other
  Persian original

  The bullet entered one side of his body and exited the other

Sources

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

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
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Qazvin Province
• Qazvin

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