Rubina Aminian

Rubina Aminian was a 23-year-old student of textile and fashion design at Shariati Technical and Vocational College for Girls in Tehran, Iran. She is newsworthy due to her death during the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran. According to reports, Aminian was shot in the head at close range on January 8, 2024, after leaving college and joining a protest. Her death has been reported by Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, and highlighted by news outlets as an example of the violent crackdown on nationwide demonstrations by the Iranian regime. She is one of the few individuals killed in the recent protests to be identified, making her case a focal point for raising awareness about the human cost of the unrest.