Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Kyriakos PetrakosJanuary 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM

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Rubina Aminian, a 23-year-old Iranian student, was fatally shot in the head at close range during recent anti-government protests in Tehran on Thursday. According to Iran Human Rights, eyewitnesses reported she was shot from behind after leaving Shariati College. Her family traveled to Tehran to identify her body and faced difficulties retrieving it. Intelligence forces reportedly surrounded their home in Kermanshah, preventing a proper burial, and forcing them to bury her along a road. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency estimates that the protests have resulted in at least 538 deaths, including 490 protesters, and over 10,600 arrests.

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