Fallen Hero Mahsan Jahani
Death Mahsan Jahani 20 years old in Iran Rasht Mahdiyeh area
Written by: Roodabeh
Mahsan Jahani, a twenty-year-old young woman from Bandar Anzali in Gilan Province, was born in 2005 (1384). She was a young university student—part of a generation that in recent years had borne the brunt of protest, the yearning for freedom, and steadfast defiance against repression. On Thursday, 8 January 2026 (18 Dey 1404), Rasht was enduring one of its bloodiest days. From the Rasht bazaar to the surrounding streets and neighborhoods, protests had flared up, and state forces had deployed into the streets to crush the demonstrations. Reports told of widespread tear gas usage and direct gunfire aimed at demonstrators—a day that would later be etched into the memory of Gilan's people alongside the bloody crackdown on the protests. Mahsan, too, was in the city of Rasht that day. During the protests, in the vicinity of Mahdieh and the areas around the bazaar and Mahpareh, she was targeted by the gunfire of the repressive forces. According to accounts, as the protesters were retreating, she was shot from behind at close range with a shotgun. A barrage of pellets striking the vital area of her skull and the back of her head knocked her instantly unconscious, sending her crashing to th…
مهسان جهانی · رشت · بندرانزلی
