Faramarz Golestani

Faramarz Golestani (Persian: فرامرز گلستانی) was born on 25 Esfand 1355 (16 March 1977) in Firouzan, a town in Nahavand County, Hamadan Province. His family belonged to the Lor Khazal tribe of the Nahavand region, and HANA Human Rights Organization describes him as a Kurdish citizen of Nahavand. Hoping to build a better life, he moved to the Tehran area and settled in the city of Parand.

For a time he trained at a sports club, and his coach remembered him as a brave, fearless young man. His family knew him for his warmth and good humour; videos he left behind show him dancing and celebrating at family gatherings, and relatives remember him as generous and open-handed.

On 19 Dey 1404 (9 January 2026) he joined the protests in Parand, where Islamic Republic military and security forces shot him directly with live ammunition and he was killed. Narrata and Witness Report give the date as 19 Dey, while HANA's report gives 18 Dey. His body was later found among the bodies of the dead, in a bag numbered 12512. A few days later he was buried in Firouzan, Nahavand.