Kangavar; Ali Gordkaneh, 27-year-old Yarsan Kurdish youth, identity of another of the January 8 victims killed by a live ammunition shot to the heart

19:04 - 28 January 2026
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January 28, 2026; “Ali Gordkaneh,” a 27-year-old Kurdish citizen from “Kangavar” in Kermanshah province, is the identity of another of the victims of the popular protests of January 8 in Kangavar, who was killed by a direct shot of live ammunition to the heart area by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic.

An informed source, while confirming this news to Kurdpa, stated; This victim was targeted by a direct shot to the heart and killed in “Azadi” Square in Kangavar. His body was buried on January 11, 2026, in the “Gordkaneh” cemetery.

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