Children killed during the January 2026 Iranian protests

Children killed during the January 2026 Iranian protests
Location	Iran
Date	30 December 2025 – present (1 month and 9 days)
Target	2025–26 Iranian protests
Attack type	Massacre, mass murder, mass shooting, executions, summary executions
Deaths	118 children [1] 30,000 – 36,500 total [a]
Perpetrator	Government of Iran and allied foreign Shia militias

Children killed during the January 2026 Iranian protests refers to reports on the deaths of individuals under the age of 18 during the January 2026 Iranian protests. According to data published by non-governmental human rights organizations such as the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and the Iran Human Rights, by late January 2026 the identities of at least 118 children and adolescents had been verified. ^[1] Out of 42,486 total arrests, 326 were children, adolescents, and students. ^{[5] [1]}

Many of these individuals were killed during street clashes as a result of gunshot wounds or injuries caused by riot control weapons. IRGC authorities have not released an official, disaggregated figure for the number of children killed; however, in some cases they have attributed the deaths to what they describe as "terrorist elements" or "rioters". ^[6]

Statistics and geographical distribution

Human rights reports indicate that the highest number of underage fatalities were recorded in the provinces of Lorestan, Kurdistan, and Fars.^{[ citation needed ]}

Causes of death

According to reports by Amnesty International, the majority of these deaths resulted from the use of lethal weapons in densely populated areas, as well as physical violence occurring in detention centers, hospitals, or during protest gatherings. ^[7]

List of identified individuals

This table is based on lists published by the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations and verified by independent human rights organizations. ^[8]

Name	Age	Location	Reported cause	Source
Mostafa Fallahi	15	Azna	Gunshot wound	[8]
Taha Safari	15	Azna	Gunshot wound	[8]
Mohammad Qasem Rousta	14	Marvdasht	Projectile impact to the head	[9]
Bahar Hosseini	3	Neyshabur	Complications caused by tear gas	[8] [10]
Amirali Heydari	17	Kermanshah	Cranial trauma	[8]
Reza Ghanbari	16	Kermanshah	Live ammunition	[11]
Abolfazl Dehghani	16	Bijar	Gunshot wound	[8] [12]
Mohammadreza Madani	17	Marlik	Gunshot wound	[8]
Amirali Parvizi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8] [12]
Mostafa Sarafraz Ardakani	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Amirhossein Dowlatabadi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8] [12]
Kiavash Mirghasemi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Ghazal Janghorban	15	Isfahan	Gunshot wound	[8] [13]
Amirhesam Khodayari	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Sina Ashkboosi	17	Tehran	Gunshot wound	[8] [14]
Mehrdad Sadeghi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Benyamin Mohammadi	15	Tehran	Gunshot wound	[8] [15]
Abolfazl Beigmohammadi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Arnica Dabbagh	Unknown	Gorgan	Gunshot wound	[8]
Amirarsalan Bahmaninejad	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Abolfazl Bakhtiarpour Douraki	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Borna Dehghani	17	Tehranpars, Tehran	Gunshot wound	[8] [16]
Abolfazl Bajoul	16	Unknown	Unknown	[8] [15]
Rebin Moradi	17	Tehran	Unknown	[8] [15]
Melina Asadi	3	Javanrud	Gunshot wound	[8]
Bahar Shadmehri	17	Nishapur	Unknown	[8] [15]
Arian Ghasemizadeh	16	Unknown	Sniper shot back of the head	[8]
Nazanin Zahra Salehi	13	Kermanshah	Gunshot wound	[8] [15]
Raham Saadati	17	Karaj	Gunshot wound	[8]
Jabbar Panahi Azad	15	Qaemiyeh	Gunshot wound to the head	[8] [17]
Kimia Kamyab	17	Eslamshahr	Gunshot wound to the chest	[8] [15]
Milad Hassanzadeh	17	Tehran	Two gunshots	[8] [15]
Armin Soltanmohammadi	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	[8]
Faizeh Izadi	Unknown	Sabzevar	Unknown	[8]
Sahand Naseri	15	Eshtehard	Three gunshots to the heart	[8]
Arian Salemi Raad	16	Bushehr	Pellet gun wound to the head	[18]

Reports by teachers’ trade associations

On 24 January 2026, the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations published the names of 32 students who were killed. The list includes students from various cities across Iran whose identities were verified by the organization. ^[8]

Violations of international protocols

Numerous international organizations, including child rights advocates, have stated that the treatment of individuals under the age of 18 during the protests violates the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Iran is a signatory. Under the convention, states are obligated to ensure the safety and protection of children in all circumstances. ^[7]

See also

• 2025–2026 Iranian protests
• 2026 Iran massacres
• Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Notes

1.  •>30,000 per The Guardian ^[2]
    •>30,000 based on hospital data for 8+9 January alone per Time ^[3]
    •Over 36,500 killed during 8–9 per Iran International ^[4]

References

1. "Day 33 of the Protests: EU Designates IRGC as a Terrorist Organization as Repression Persists". HRANA. 29 January 2026.
2. "Disappeared bodies, mass burials and '30,000 dead': what is the truth of Iran's death toll?". The Guardian. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
3. Kay Armin Serjoie; Roxana Saberi; Fatemeh Jamalpour (25 January 2026). "Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000, According to Local Health Officials". Time . ISSN   0040-781X. Wikidata   Q137884558. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026.
4. "Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal". Iran International. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
5. "Day 32 of Protests: Limited Internet Access, Ongoing Arrests, and Growing International Pressure". HRANA. 28 January 2026.
6. "Statistical report on those killed". Iran Human Rights (in Persian).
7. "Amnesty International report on the scope of the crackdown". Radio Farda (in Persian).
8. "Iranian teachers' union publishes names of 32 students killed". Euronews (in Persian). 24 January 2026.
9. "At least 20 children identified among those killed in the protests". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
10. "The names of 20 children killed in Iran's nationwide protests have been published". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
11. "Hengaw reports 7 more children killed during protests, bringing the number of children killed to 21". Hengaw Organization for Human Rights (in Persian).
12. "The names of 20 children killed in Iran's nationwide protests have been published". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
13. "Ghazal Janghorban: From Birth to Farewell in a Hospital". IranIntl (in Persian).
14. "Sina Ashkboosi, 17, was killed in Tehran protests". IranWire (in Persian).
15. "The Killing of Children Under the Guise of Security in Iran". IranHumanRightsMonitor (in Persian). 4 February 2026.
16. "Borna Dehghani said, 'If I don't go, nothing will change.' He went out into the streets—and was killed". IranWire (in Persian).
17. "Jabbar Panahi Azad, a 15-year-old Qashqai teenager, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Qaemiyeh, Fars". IranIntl (in Persian).
18. "Arian Salemi-Raad, a 16-year-old teenager, fell into a coma after being shot by officers and later died". IranIntl (in Persian).