Saeid Tarvand

Their life

Saeid Tarvand was a 33-year-old Kurdish citizen originally from Mehran, specifically from the village of Chalab. He worked as a contractor for the Abadan Oil Company while living in Abadan. On 8 January 2026, during nationwide protests, he was shot by security forces who opened fire on demonstrators in the city. He died from the gunshot wounds. Authorities reportedly withheld his body for several days before returning it to his family, and he was buried in his hometown on 13 January 2026

Saeid Tarvand was born in the village of Chalab and belonged to the Kurdish community of western Iran. As an adult, he moved to Abadan, a major oil-producing city, where he worked as a contractor with the local oil company. He was married and had one young child.

On the evening of 8 January 2026, demonstrations were taking place in Abadan as part of a wider wave of protests across Iran. Security forces reportedly opened fire on protesters using live ammunition. During the crackdown, Tarvand was shot directly and died from his injuries.

Following his death, authorities reportedly withheld his body from the family for several days and pressured them before releasing it. Five days later the body was returned, and on 13 January 2026 he was buried in his birthplace, the village of Chalab in Mehran County. His case has been documented by human-rights organizations as one of many protest-related deaths during the January 2026 demonstrations

How they died

He was killed during anti-government protests in Abadan when security forces opened fire on demonstrators during the nationwide protest crackdown in January 2026.

During demonstrations in Abadan on the evening of 8 January 2026, security forces reportedly fired live ammunition at protesters. Saeid Tarvand was struck by direct gunfire and died from the injuries. Human rights sources state that the shooting occurred as part of a broader crackdown on protests across Iran.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Saeid Tarvand, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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