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Melika Dastyab, a 21-year-old economics student and tanbur musician, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Kermanshah. She died from a direct gunshot to the head by security forces. Originally from Kerend-e Gharb, Melika was a follower of the Yarsan faith. She was remembered as someone who had lost her mother less than two years prior and was caring for her younger sister. Her death occurred in the context of the Lion and Sun Revolution, making her one of the individuals who lost their lives during the protest movements in Iran.

ملیکا دستیاب، دانشجوی ۲۱ ساله اقتصاد و نوازنده تنبور، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در کرمانشاه کشته شد. او بر اثر شلیک مستقیم گلوله جنگی به سر توسط ماموران امنیتی جان باخت. ملیکا اهل کرند غرب و پیرو آیین یارسان بود. او کمتر از دو سال پیش مادرش را از دست داده بود و از خواهر کوچکش مراقبت می‌کرد. مرگ او در بستر خیزش «انقلاب شیر و خورشید» رخ داد و او را به یکی از جانباختگان حرکت‌های اعتراضی در ایران تبدیل کرد.