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Melika Dastyab
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Melika Dastyab

ملیکا دستیاب

Age
21
Sex
female
Date of death
8 January 2026
Place of death
Kermanshah (+2 more)
Hometown
Kerend-e Gharb
Event
Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
Profession
economics student and tanbur musician
Cause of death
shot to the head by security forces

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Melika Dastyab was a 21-year-old economics student and tanbur musician from Kerend-e Gharb, and a follower of the Yarsan faith. She had lost her mother less than two years prior and was caring for her younger sister. Melika was killed on January 8, 2026, in Kermanshah, by direct gunfire to the head from security forces.

ملیکا دستیاب، ۲۱ ساله، دانشجوی اقتصاد و نوازنده تنبور 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. ملیکا در ۱۸ دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در کرمانشاه، با شلیک مستقیم گلوله جنگی به سر توسط ماموران امنیتی کشته شد.

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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.

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