Kermanshah; Farhad Balesh-Zar, Yarsan Kurdish Citizen, Identity of Another Victim of January 8 Killed by Live Ammunition Fire to the Head

22:38 - 16 February 2026
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February 16, 2026; "Farhad Balesh-Zar", a Yarsan Kurdish citizen from Kermanshah city, is the identity of another victim of the popular protests on January 8, 2026, in "Pardis" town of Kermanshah city, who was killed by the live ammunition fire of the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic government to the right side of his head.

Farhad Balesh-Zar was originally from "Sorkhak-e Sanjabi" village in Kermanshah province, and his body was buried in this village.

He was the father of two children, a son and a daughter.

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