Victim Accounts: Bullet Wound to the Throat and Stab Injury to the Side of Protester Keyvan Amiri

Born in 1980 in Shoveysheh, a district of the Kurdistan province, Keyvan Amiri was single and had lived in Sistan and Baluchestan province for around 20 years. According to the source, his parents had passed away years earlier. He worked as a steel fixer and was in occasional contact with his siblings. He last spoke to relatives on 8 January 2026. On 11 February, one of Keyvan’s friends informed the family that he had been killed and that his body was at Iran Hospital in Iranshahr (south east of Iran). The family immediately travelled to Iranshahr.

The source added: “At Iran Hospital, the family viewed Keyvan’s body. It was severely damaged. There was a bullet wound to his throat and a stab wound to his side. The family learned that he had been shot and had died on the evening of 9 January, but they were only informed a month later.”

According to the informed source, Keyvan Amiri’s family faced pressure from security forces. “They were told that the burial had to take place in Iranshahr and without publicity. The family, who were in shock, were forced to accept it.” 

The source said: “Family members who saw Keyvan’s body remain deeply shocked and are in a very poor psychological state.”