Three citizens named Farhad Balashzar, Saeed Kahrari, and Seyed Arman Mousavi lost their lives during nationwide protests in Kermanshah after being directly shot by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Their identities were confirmed after one week.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Friday, January 9, 2026, Farhad Balashzar, 55 years old, a follower of the Yarsan faith and originally from the village of “Sorkhak Sanjabi” and a resident of Pardis, Kermanshah, lost his life after being shot in the head with live ammunition by government forces.
At the same time, Saeed Kahrari, a resident of Kermanshah, was targeted by direct gunfire from suppressive forces and lost his life.
Also, during the protests on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Seyed Arman Mousavi, a resident of Kermanshah, died after being shot in the chest with live ammunition by government forces in the Maskan neighborhood of the city.
It is still unclear whether the families were required to pay money or sign written pledges in order to receive the bodies of these victims. Local sources had previously reported that government institutions demanded amounts ranging from 700 million to one billion tomans from families in Kermanshah in exchange for handing over the bodies, forcing families to pay these sums.
