'At Hands Of Iranian Authorities': Canada Says Its Citizen Died In Unrest, Condemns Violence

Last Updated:January 15, 2026, 22:09 IST

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand offered her "deepest condolences" and said her country's consular officials are in touch with the victim's family back home

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand condemned the ongoing violence against protesters in Iran. (Image: AP/File)

Canada on Thursday said one of its citizens has died “at the hands of the Iranian authorities", amid the nationwide protests and intense government crackdown in the Islamic republic.

“I have just learned that a Canadian citizen has died in Iran at the hands of the Iranian authorities," Canada’s foreign minister Anita Anand said on X.

Giving no further details about the Canadian, Anand offered her “deepest condolences" and said her country’s consular officials are in touch with the victim’s family back home.

“Our consular officials are in contact with the victim’s family in Canada and my deepest condolences are with them at this time," she said in her post.

She condemned the ongoing violence, which she said was being perpetrated by the Iranian regime, against protesters. She said Tehran’s response to the “peaceful protests" has “led the regime to flagrantly disregard human life".

“Peaceful protests by the Iranian people – asking that their voices be heard in the face of the Iranian regime’s repression and ongoing human rights violations – has led the regime to flagrantly disregard human life. This violence must end. Canada condemns and calls for an immediate end to the Iranian regime’s violence," she added.

Canada had earlier condemned the killing and arrest of protesters in a joint statement with the foreign ministers of Australia and the European Union. That statement had lauded the bravery displayed by the citizens of Iran and condemned the reported crackdown by the regime.

“We commend the bravery of the Iranian people as they stand up for their dignity and their fundamental right to peaceful protest. We strongly condemn the killing of protestors, the use of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people," the statement read.

The countries had called on the Iranian government to end the use of aggressive force against the protesters and preserve their right to freedom of expression.

“Iran must immediately end the use of excessive and lethal force by its security forces including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij against protestors. Too many lives – over 40 to date – have already been lost. The Iranian regime has the responsibility to protect its own population and must allow for the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal," as per the statement.

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