17‑Year‑Old Iranian Rapper Killed During Tehran Protest

Abolfazl Yaghmouri, a 17‑year‑old aspiring rapper from a working‑class neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tehran, was cut down during the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protests. On 8 January 2026, he joined demonstrators calling for change. Witnesses say security forces aimed projectiles and boots at him, ultimately shooting him in the heart with war‑bullets. He bled for 40 minutes before being discovered in a morgue vehicle at Kahrizak. His family was forced to sign a document claiming Yaghmouri served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps before they could receive his body, a move described as a “bullet tax.” The incident highlights the brutal response to dissent across Tehran and its suburbs.