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Bahram Zahedi
Bahram Zahedi (Persian: بهرام زاهدی) was a 42-year-old Gilak resident of Rasht in Gilan Province. He was married and the father of two children.
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Bahram Zahedi (Persian: بهرام زاهدی) was a 42-year-old Gilak resident of Rasht in Gilan Province. He was married and the father of two children.
On the evening of Thursday, 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), during protests in Rasht, Iranian government forces shot him dead. A family member told Hengaw Organization for Human Rights that around 9:00 p.m. near Lakaan (Lakkan) Gate in Rasht he was struck by live ammunition and pellet-gun fire. Witness Report independently records the same killing that evening near Lakkan Gate. HRANA's report The Crimson Winter lists Bahram Zahedi as a confirmed protest death in Rasht, Gilan, on 8 January 2026, citing Hirkani as the first source.
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