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Emad Shoush
Emad Shoush was from Lahijan, Gilan Province, and a member of a justice-seeking family. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that he was killed by Iranian government forces during protests in the city on Thursday, 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), after being hit by four bullets. Reporting associated with his case places the killing near Bagh Melli in Lahijan.
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Emad Shoush was from Lahijan, Gilan Province, and a member of a justice-seeking family. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that he was killed by Iranian government forces during protests in the city on Thursday, 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), after being hit by four bullets. Reporting associated with his case places the killing near Bagh Melli in Lahijan.
According to Hengaw, he was the brother of Ali Shoush, a poet, theatre actor, and musician killed during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Isfahan in 2022. Emad had also been detained previously during that same movement. Hengaw listed him among eight newly documented Gilak victims from Bandar Anzali, Khoshkebijar, Lahijan, Langarud, Rasht, Astaneh Ashrafieh, and Babol.
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