Alvand / Qazvin; Sajjad Shaghalani, 21-year-old Kurdish youth, identity of another January 8 victim Killed by a sniper's bullet to the forehead Only 20 days had passed since the end of his military service
February 6, 2026; “Sajjad Shaghalani,” a 21-year-old Kurdish youth from the city of “Alvand” in “Qazvin” province, is the identity of another victim of the popular protests of January 8, 2026, in “Alvand.” He lost his life due to the direct firing of a live bullet by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic, fired by a sniper, to his forehead.
An informed source, while confirming this news to “Kurdpa,” stated; the body of this victim was buried on January 10, 2026, in the cemetery of the city of “Alvand” in “Qazvin” province.
According to received information, two images of the body of “Sajjad Shaghalani” have reached “Kurdpa”; one of these images shows his body on the street floor in the moments after the shooting of a bullet that directly hit the forehead area, and the other image is of his body in the morgue.
“Sajjad Shaghalani” was a boxing athlete. He had finished his military service only 20 days before his death and had recently started working in a shop.

