Iranian student shot in head at close range amid protests, body buried along roadside

Fox News - WorldCenter-RightEN 2 min read 100% complete by Emma BusseyJanuary 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM

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During ongoing protests in Iran, 23-year-old student Rubina Aminian was shot in the head at close range on January 8th after leaving her college in Tehran. Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, reported that Aminian's family was shown hundreds of bodies of young people, many with similar gunshot wounds, when they went to identify her. Authorities initially prevented the family from identifying and retrieving Aminian's body, and later forced them to bury her along a roadside between Kermanshah and Kamyaran. The family was also prohibited from holding mourning ceremonies for Aminian. The protests, driven by political repression and economic hardship, have resulted in thousands of detentions, according to human rights groups.

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