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Children killed during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests
LocationIran
Date30 December 2025 – present (10 months and 6 days)
Target2025–26 Iranian protests
Attack type
Massacre, mass murder, mass shooting, executions, summary executions
Deaths226 children[1]
PerpetratorsGovernment of Iran and allied foreign Shia militias

Children killed during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests refers to reports on the deaths of individuals under the age of 18 during the 2025–2026 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.[2][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".[3]

Statistics and geographical distribution

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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

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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.[4]

List of identified individuals

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This table is based on lists published by the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations and verified by independent human rights organizations.[5]

NameAgeLocationReported causeSource
Mostafa Fallahi15AznaGunshot wound[5]
Taha Safari15AznaGunshot wound[5]
Mohammad Qasem Rousta14MarvdashtProjectile impact to the head[6]
Bahar Hosseini3NeyshaburComplications caused by tear gas[5][7]
Amirali Heydari17KermanshahCranial trauma[5]
Reza Ghanbari16KermanshahLive ammunition[8]
Abolfazl Dehghani16BijarGunshot wound[5][9]
Mohammadreza Madani17MarlikGunshot wound[5]
Amirali ParviziUnknownUnknownUnknown[5][9]
Mostafa Sarafraz ArdakaniUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Amirhossein DowlatabadiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5][9]
Kiavash MirghasemiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Ghazal Janghorban15IsfahanGunshot wound[5][10]
Amirhesam KhodayariUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Sina Ashkboosi17TehranGunshot wound[5][11]
Mehrdad SadeghiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Benyamin Mohammadi15TehranGunshot wound[5][12]
Abolfazl BeigmohammadiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Arnica DabbaghUnknownGorganGunshot wound[5]
Amirarsalan BahmaninejadUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Abolfazl Bakhtiarpour DourakiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Borna Dehghani17Tehranpars, TehranGunshot wound[5][13]
Abolfazl Bajoul16UnknownUnknown[5][12]
Rebin Moradi17TehranUnknown[5][12]
Melina Asadi3JavanrudGunshot wound[5]
Bahar Shadmehri17NishapurUnknown[5][12]
Arian Ghasemizadeh16UnknownSniper shot back of the head[5]
Nazanin Zahra Salehi13KermanshahGunshot wound[5][12]
Raham Saadati17KarajGunshot wound[5]
Jabbar Panahi Azad15QaemiyehGunshot wound to the head[5]

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Kimia Kamyab17EslamshahrGunshot wound to the chest[5][12]
Milad Hassanzadeh17TehranTwo gunshots[5][12]
Armin SoltanmohammadiUnknownUnknownUnknown[5]
Faizeh IzadiUnknownSabzevarUnknown[5]
Sahand Naseri15EshtehardThree gunshots to the heart[5]
Arian Salemi Raad16BushehrPellet gun wound to the head[15]

Reports by teachers’ trade associations

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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.[5]

Violations of international protocols

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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.[4]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Day 33 of the Protests: EU Designates IRGC as a Terrorist Organization as Repression Persists". HRANA. 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Day 32 of Protests: Limited Internet Access, Ongoing Arrests, and Growing International Pressure". HRANA. 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Statistical report on those killed". Iran Human Rights (in Persian).
  4. 1 2 "Amnesty International report on the scope of the crackdown". Radio Farda (in Persian).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Iranian teachers' union publishes names of 32 students killed". Euronews (in Persian). 24 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "At least 20 children identified among those killed in the protests". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
  7. ↑ "The names of 20 children killed in Iran's nationwide protests have been published". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
  8. ↑ "Hengaw reports 7 more children killed during protests, bringing the number of children killed to 21". Hengaw Organization for Human Rights (in Persian).
  9. 1 2 3 "The names of 20 children killed in Iran's nationwide protests have been published". Radio Zamaneh (in Persian).
  10. ↑ "Ghazal Janghorban: From Birth to Farewell in a Hospital". IranIntl (in Persian).
  11. ↑ "Sina Ashkboosi, 17, was killed in Tehran protests". IranWire (in Persian).
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Killing of Children Under the Guise of Security in Iran". IranHumanRightsMonitor (in Persian). 4 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Borna Dehghani said, 'If I don't go, nothing will change.' He went out into the streets—and was killed". IranWire (in Persian).
  14. ↑ "Jabbar Panahi Azad, a 15-year-old Qashqai teenager, was killed by a gunshot to the head in Qaemiyeh, Fars". IranIntl (in Persian).
  15. ↑ "Arian Salemi-Raad, a 16-year-old teenager, fell into a coma after being shot by officers and later died". IranIntl (in Persian).
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