On January 8, 2026, in Mashhad, Parham Mehrabi, 18, was killed by security forces' gunfire while standing with his father, who later carried his son's body through a protest zone.
On the night of January 8, 2026, in Mashhad near Haft Tir Bridge, Islamic Republic forces shot and killed 18-year-old Parham Mehrabi during protests. The following day, security forces forced his father to sign a statement claiming Parham was killed by "rioters" to allow the burial.
Hossein Nouri Hamedani, a pro-government source of emulation in Iran, issued a fatwa permitting the payment of religious dues from followers of Ali Khamenei to Mojtaba Khamenei, referring to Mojtaba as a "fully qualified jurist."
Ehsan Shirkhani, a 35-year-old man from Malekan, was shot and killed by Basij forces at a checkpoint in Bonab early Tuesday morning.
Activist Masih Alinejad called on international media to read aloud the names of protesters killed by the Iranian regime, stating that the regime aims to erase their identities. Alinejad emphasized that failing to acknowledge these individuals would amount to a second killing, first by execution and then by silence.
