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Fashion Student Killed Amid Iran's Deadly Protest Crackdown

1/22/2026

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Robina Aminian, a 23-year-old fashion student, was killed by Iranian security forces in Tehran on January 8.
Her family faced a harrowing search through a mortuary to recover her body.
Denied burial in Kermanshah, they buried her in an unmarked grave.
Activists say more than 3,000 people have died in the protests, signaling a crackdown on dissent.
State media deny the bribe allegations.

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Story summary

Robina Aminian, a 23-year-old fashion student, was killed by Iranian security forces in Tehran on January 8.
Her family faced a harrowing search through a mortuary to recover her body.
Denied burial in Kermanshah, they buried her in an unmarked grave.
Activists say more than 3,000 people have died in the protests, signaling a crackdown on dissent.
State media deny the bribe allegations.