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Meysam Yaghoubi
Meysam Yaghoubi (also spelled Yaqubi; also recorded as Meysam Farahmand Yaghoubipour) was a 42-year-old resident of Lahijan in Gilan Province who had recently become a father. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on Saturday, 10 January 2026 (20 Dey 1404), he was shot dead during protests in Lahijan after a live bullet struck his heart in one of the city's alleys. Informed sources told Hengaw that Yaghoubi was targeted while attempting to assist other injured protesters.
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Meysam Yaghoubi (also spelled Yaqubi; also recorded as Meysam Farahmand Yaghoubipour) was a 42-year-old resident of Lahijan in Gilan Province who had recently become a father. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on Saturday, 10 January 2026 (20 Dey 1404), he was shot dead during protests in Lahijan after a live bullet struck his heart in one of the city's alleys. Informed sources told Hengaw that Yaghoubi was targeted while attempting to assist other injured protesters.
Hengaw listed him among Gilak victims killed that week together with Behzad Shafiei in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh and Mohammad Honarkhah in Rasht. Iran Pedia's Gilan list and Iran International's Javidnaman memorial also record his name for Lahijan.
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