Killing of Khan-Bibi Bameri and Lal-Bibi Bameri

Khan-Bibi Bameri and Lal-Bibi Bameri were killed during a coordinated military rade on Gonich Village on 1 July 2025. The attack was orchestrated by Iranian forces, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units and State security forces. According to human rights organizations and other media outlets, 2 women were killed, 10 were injured and more then 50 arrested.^[1] The raid on Gonich has been interpreted as part of a broader pattern of state violence against ethnic minorities in Iran. Analysts have drawn parallels to the 2022 "Bloody Friday" incident in Zahedan, during which Iranian security forces fatally shot dozens of Baluch protesters.^[2]

On 1 July 2025, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units and state security forces coordinated a deadly attack on civilians in Gonich, a small village in Khash country, located in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province. Launched in the early hours of 1 July, over a span of approximately 5 hours, Iranian forces entered Gunich without court order, while all the men in the village were absent. They stormed the homes of the villagers and opened fire, according to human rights reports.^[2]

In an attempt to prevent the violent attack, the women blocked the entrance of their village and burnt tires to prevent armed forces from entering. Social media footage documented scenes of women shouting in protest, throwing stones, and standing their ground as security forces responded with live ammunition and crowd-control weapons. 10 women were injured, 2 women were killed and 50 were arrested. Within the injured women, one woman suffered a miscarriage due to injuries she suffered from the attack.^[3][4]

Reports claim the targets of the raid were the Bameri family, known for their social activism against the Islamic Republic.^[5]

Death of Khan-Bibi Bameri, a 40 year old woman, who was shot during the incursion.^[3]

Death of Lal-Bibi Bameri, a 40 year old women who was injured critically by gun fire, and later died from her wounds.^[6][7]

Among the ten injured, four were girls under the age of 18. victims were evacuated, some in critical condition, to Khash Hospital. Reports indicate that at least one pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage due to injuries sustained during the raid, underlining the indiscriminate and violent nature of the operation.^[8][1]

In the aftermath of the attack, Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), issued a statement condemning the raid and paying tribute to the women of Gunich.^[9] On X, she wrote:

"The brutal attack by the Revolutionary Guards and State Security forces on the defenseless women of Gunich village once again reveals the ugly face of the misogynistic clerical regime..."

The resistance of the women was praised as a symbol of resistance. Local sources describe the village atmosphere as "warlike," leaving children traumatized and families broken.

According to reports, this act of resistance was not merely spontaneous but represented a legacy of generational defiance by a community long subjected to systemic neglect, discrimination, and violence. Reports compare the Gunich raid evoked memories of the 2022 "Bloody Friday" massacre in Zahedan, where dozens of Baluch protesters were killed by Iranian security forces. The raid has reignited outrage among civil society groups and human rights organizations, who view the attack as part of a wider pattern of systematic repression and ethnically motivated violence carried out by the Iranian regime.^[9]

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