Esma'il Ganjigoli^*

اسماعیل گنجی‌گلی

* Our transliteration; no source spelling available

28 years old · Arak · Markazi Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

• Esmaeil was self-employed.
  Persian original

  اسماعیل شغل آزاد داشت.

How they died

• Esmaeil Ganji-Goli, 28 years old, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404, in the protests in "Arak" by a birdshot weapon of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.
  Persian original

  اسماعیل گنجی‌گلی ۲۸ ساله، پنج‌شنبه ۱۸دی۱۴۰۴ در اعتراضات «اراک» با سلاح ساچمه‌ای نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی کشته شد.

• He wanted to rescue a girl whom government forces had seized when he was hit by a birdshot weapon and died.
  Persian original

  او می‌خواست دختری را که نیروهای حکومتی گرفته بودند، نجات دهد که هدف سلاح ساچمه‌ای قرار گرفت و جان داد.

After their death

• Esmaeil Ganji-Goli's body was buried in "Behesht-e Zahra", Arak.
  Persian original

  پیکر اسماعیل گنجی‌گلی را در «بهشت زهرا» اراک به خاک سپردند.

Sources

1. IranWire

So far this name appears in only one source.

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
• Markazi Province
• Arak

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