Danial Mostafavi

Danial Mostafavi was a 19-year-old computer-science student from a Turkish family originally from Sonqor (Songhor) in Kermanshah Province and residing in Karaj. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on the evening of Friday, 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404), Iranian government forces opened fire on the family’s personal vehicle during protests in Karaj.

Danial was killed together with his father Bijan Mostafavi, 55, a retired education employee, and his mother Zahra Bani-Amerian, 48, a retired Social Security employee. His eldest brother, Davoud Mostafavi, was also in the vehicle and survived despite being hit by gunfire. Hengaw reported that the three who were killed were later transferred to Sonqor and buried under heavy security before 6:00 a.m., without the family’s consent.