Esfarayen; Reza Khanzadeh, 19-year-old Kurmanji Kurdish youth, killed on January 8 by a live bullet to the heart

January 30, 2026; “Reza Khanzadeh,” a 19-year-old Kurmanji Kurdish youth from “Esfarayen” in “Razavi Khorasan” province, is the identity of another victim of the popular protests of January 8, 2026, in “Esfarayen,” who lost his life due to 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 that “Reza Khanzadeh” was a fruit seller, and his body was buried on January 13, 2026, in one of the cemeteries of the village of “Sarmaran” in “Esfarayen.”