Fallen Hero Gholamhossein Ahadi
Death Gholamhossein Ahadi 73 years old in Iran Kermanshah Golrizan Square
Written by: Roodabeh
Some people spend their entire lives ascending—pushing past rugged slopes, jagged rocks, exhaustion, and the temptation to turn back toward level ground. Gholamhossein Ahadi was one of those people. He was seventy-three years old: a retired Kurdish teacher from Kermanshah who had dedicated decades of his life to the classroom. A man who refused to surrender his days to stillness even after his teaching years came to an end. Mountaineering was one of his great passions; he would climb steep ridges, brave arduous trails, and conquer peaks. For Gholamhossein, mountaineering was an instructive journey. The mountain had taught him that no summit is conquered without enduring hardship; that one must press on, even when the path is grueling and there is nothing underfoot but rough, broken stones. Yet Gholamhossein’s final ascent took place not in the mountains, but in the street. On 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), Kermanshah was likewise gripped by the fervor of popular protests. Central streets and squares, thick with demonstrators, smoke, and the sound of gunfire, had become scenes of violent crackdown. Gholamhossein Ahadi was there among his fellow citizens at Kermanshah’s Central Square…
غلامحسین احدی · کرمانشاه · میدان گلریزان
