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Sona Yekta
Sona Yekta (Persian: سونا یکتا) was a 22-year-old Gilak woman from Pareh-Sar (also written Pareh Sar / Paresar) in Rezvanshahr County, Gilan Province. Witness Report records her father's name as Shadman.
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Sona Yekta (Persian: سونا یکتا) was a 22-year-old Gilak woman from Pareh-Sar (also written Pareh Sar / Paresar) in Rezvanshahr County, Gilan Province. Witness Report records her father's name as Shadman.
On Thursday, 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), during the nationwide protests, she was killed by direct gunfire from Iranian government forces in Pareh-Sar. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights listed her among ten women whose identities it confirmed that month. Witness Report independently records her as 22 and shot to death in Pareh Sar / Rezvanshahr on that date. HRANA's report The Crimson Winter lists Sona Yekta as a confirmed protest death in Pareh City, Gilan, on 8 January 2026, citing Hirkani as the first source.
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