Tehran; Ahmad Estarkhi, young Kurmanji Kurdish man from Khorasan, identity of another January 8 victim Killed by a live bullet to the head

February 1, 2026; “Ahmad Estarkhi,” a 40-year-old Kurmanji Kurdish man from “Khorasan,” is the identity of another victim of the popular protests of January 8, 2026, in “Tehran,” who lost his life due to a direct shot of live ammunition to the head area by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic.

An informed source, while confirming this news to “Kurdpa,” stated; the body of “Ahmad Estarkhi” was buried on January 12, 2026, in his ancestral village of “Estarkhi.” According to this source, security agencies extracted a written commitment from his family in exchange for delivering the body.

Ahmad Estarkhi, 40 years old, was married and the father of two children. He was originally from the “Ghahramanlu” tribe and the village of “Estarkhi” in “Shirvan” County, “North Khorasan” province. He was employed in construction work in “Tehran” and had been a resident of the city of “Faruj” in “North Khorasan” over the past years. Furthermore, according to available information, he had previously been detained by security forces for a period of time.