According to a report received by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Mehdi Konari Khaniabadi, a 44-year-old resident of Baharestan in Isfahan Province, was killed on January 9, 2026, during the January protests as a result of gunfire by security forces.

According to the report, one day before his birthday, he was shot from behind at Issar Intersection in Baharestan. The fatal bullet is reported to have been fired by a sniper.

The report further states that following his death, security forces pressured his family to present him as a member of the Basij; however, the family refused to accept this narrative. Despite this, his name was later included on a list published by government authorities labeling those killed during the January protests as “terrorists.”

His body was discovered one week later in a fruit and vegetable warehouse in Isfahan. He was subsequently buried under heavy security measures at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan.

Due to restrictions on access to information and the prevailing security conditions imposed on the families of killed citizens, independent verification of all details of these reports is currently not possible.

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