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Mahan Mardani
Mahan Mardani (Persian: ماهان مردانی) was a 23-year-old Kurdish man from Kermanshah Province and an adherent of the Yarsan faith who lived in the Qaleh Hassan Khan / Shahre Qods area of greater Tehran. He was a master’s student in industrial engineering at Shahrood University of Technology and had played as a university futsal goalkeeper.
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Mahan Mardani (Persian: ماهان مردانی) was a 23-year-old Kurdish man from Kermanshah Province and an adherent of the Yarsan faith who lived in the Qaleh Hassan Khan / Shahre Qods area of greater Tehran. He was a master’s student in industrial engineering at Shahrood University of Technology and had played as a university futsal goalkeeper.
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on Friday, 9 January 2026 (19 Dey 1404), he was killed during protests in Qaleh Hassan Khan after being shot with live ammunition by Iranian government forces. Hengaw listed him among eight Kurds from Kermanshah killed in Tehran and Karaj on 8–9 January, including Abbas Kalhor.
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