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Sajjad Valamanesh
Sajjad Valamanesh was a 20-year-old Bakhtiari Lor man from Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on Thursday, 1 January 2026 (11 Dey 1404), Iranian state forces opened live fire on protesters in Lordegan, including at Municipality Square and in front of the Governorate, killing Sajjad and Ahmad Jalil.
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Sajjad Valamanesh was a 20-year-old Bakhtiari Lor man from Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights verified that on Thursday, 1 January 2026 (11 Dey 1404), Iranian state forces opened live fire on protesters in Lordegan, including at Municipality Square and in front of the Governorate, killing Sajjad and Ahmad Jalil.
Hengaw’s first-week special report and Iran International both identify him as about 20 (an earlier Hengaw dispatch had listed age 28). Iran International reported that he was not a Basij member or party affiliate; after his death, Revolutionary Guard intelligence repeatedly pressured the family, and a state-media interview was obtained under threat to secure return of his body. His funeral was held on Friday, 2 January 2026 (12 Dey 1404), with a large crowd attending.
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