Rubina Aminian is one of the few people killed in the recent demonstrations in Iran to be identified. Photograph: XA 23-year-old student was shot in the head “from close range” during the anti-government protests in Iran, a human rights group has said. Ms Aminian was killed on Thursday after joining a protest after leaving the college, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group. “Sources close to Rubina’s family, citing eyewitnesses, told Iran Human Rights that the young Kurdish woman from Marivan was shot from close range from behind, with the bullet striking her head,” the group said in a statement. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has estimated that at least 538 people have been killed in the violence surrounding demonstrations.

Source: The Irish Times January 13, 2026 06:03 UTC