Hossein Shirkol
حسین شیرکول
- Age
- 43
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Isfahan (+3 more)
- Hometown
- Zarrinabad, Dehloran County
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces with birdshot and a bullet to the heart
Biography
Hossein Shirkol was a 43-year-old father of two children, originally from Zarrinabad, Dehloran County. He was killed in Isfahan on January 8, 2026, during protest movements. According to witnesses, he sustained a broken nose, 100 to 150 birdshot wounds, and a direct gunshot to the heart, believed to be a coup de grâce, from security forces.
حسین شیرکول، پدر ۴۳ سالهی دو فرزند بود و اصالتاً اهل زرینآباد شهرستان دهلران بود. او در تاریخ ۸ ژانویه ۲۰۲۶ در اصفهان در جریان اعتراضات کشته شد. بر اساس گزارشها و شهود عینی، او با شلیک نیروهای امنیتی و اصابت ۱۰۰ تا ۱۵۰ ساچمه و یک تیر مستقیم به قلب، که احتمالاً تیر خلاص بود، جان باخت و دماغش نیز شکسته بود.
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Memorial portrait of Hossein Shirkool, who was killed on January 9, 2026, in Isfahan during the Lion and Sun revolutionary protests.
A black and white close-up photo of the deceased Hossein Shirkol, who was reportedly killed by security forces with birdshot and a bullet to the heart on the night of January 8 in Isfahan during the Lion and Sun revolution.
A black and white memorial portrait of Hossein Shirkol, a father of two children who was reportedly killed by security forces in Isfahan on January 8.
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A memorial portrait of Hossein Shirkoo, a 43-year-old father of two from Zarrinabad, Dehloran County, who was killed by direct fire from Islamic Republic terrorists in Isfahan on January 8.