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IHRDC has learned through a source that Mohammad Ali (Sepehr) Foroughi Dehnavi, a 43-year-old pharmacist and resident of Tehran, was killed during the protests in the city.
January 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
IHRDC has learned through a source that Mohammad Ali (Sepehr) Foroughi Dehnavi, a 43-year-old pharmacist and resident of Tehran, was killed during the protests in the city.
The Islamic Republic Regime has adopted a strategy of “victory through fear,” having killed an estimated 12,000 peaceful protesters in just two days, using terror to enforce silence and project control.
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The Islamic Republic Regime has adopted a strategy of “victory through fear,” having killed an estimated 12,000 peaceful protesters in just two days, using terror to enforce silence and project control.
According to Iran International, Iran has entered a state of organized blackout aimed not only at security control but at concealing the truth about a historic crime.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
According to Iran International, Iran has entered a state of organized blackout aimed not only at security control but at concealing the truth about a historic crime.
Regime Efforts to Shift Blame for Civilian Mass Killings
State broadcaster IRIB has released a video featuring an individual presented as a forensic medicine expert purporting to explain the fatal shooting of protesters.
State broadcaster IRIB has released a video featuring an individual presented as a forensic medicine expert purporting to explain the fatal shooting of protesters.
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Regime Efforts to Shift Blame for Civilian Mass Killings
State broadcaster IRIB has released a video featuring an individual presented as a forensic medicine expert purporting to explain the fatal shooting of protesters.
State broadcaster IRIB has released a video featuring an individual presented as a forensic medicine expert purporting to explain the fatal shooting of protesters.
Targeted Killings by Regime Forces in Tehran
A video shared by Nazila Maroofiana, an Iranian journalist, on X, citing an informed source, shows injured protesters during demonstrations in Tehran.
A video shared by Nazila Maroofiana, an Iranian journalist, on X, citing an informed source, shows injured protesters during demonstrations in Tehran.
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Targeted Killings by Regime Forces in Tehran
A video shared by Nazila Maroofiana, an Iranian journalist, on X, citing an informed source, shows injured protesters during demonstrations in Tehran.
A video shared by Nazila Maroofiana, an Iranian journalist, on X, citing an informed source, shows injured protesters during demonstrations in Tehran.
On Monday, January 12, Tavaana published a letter from a doctor living in Tehran, revealing the scale of the mass killing of civilians and protesters during Iran’s total internet shutdown:
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
On Monday, January 12, Tavaana published a letter from a doctor living in Tehran, revealing the scale of the mass killing of civilians and protesters during Iran’s total internet shutdown:
Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old man detained during Iran’s recent protests, is facing an imminent risk of execution.
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old man detained during Iran’s recent protests, is facing an imminent risk of execution.
Iran protests continue; Sunday, January 11, 2026 — Punak, Tehran
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January 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Iran protests continue; Sunday, January 11, 2026 — Punak, Tehran
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پس از کشته شدن صدها معترض غیرمسلح در سراسر ایران، جمهوری اسلامی سه روز «عزای عمومی» اعلام کرد؛ اقدامی آشکار برای تحریف واقعیت، مشروع جلوه دادن خشونت دولتی و تشدید سرکوب.
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
پس از کشته شدن صدها معترض غیرمسلح در سراسر ایران، جمهوری اسلامی سه روز «عزای عمومی» اعلام کرد؛ اقدامی آشکار برای تحریف واقعیت، مشروع جلوه دادن خشونت دولتی و تشدید سرکوب.
After hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed across Iran, the Islamic Republic declared three days of “public mourning”—a blatant attempt to distort reality, legitimize state violence, and intensify repression.
January 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
After hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed across Iran, the Islamic Republic declared three days of “public mourning”—a blatant attempt to distort reality, legitimize state violence, and intensify repression.
In the past 72 hours alone, the Islamic Republic has killed hundreds of unarmed protesters across Iran.
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In the past 72 hours alone, the Islamic Republic has killed hundreds of unarmed protesters across Iran.
Ghazal Abdollahi, daughter of political detainee Alieh Motalebzadeh, told Dadban that nearly a month after the arrest of her mother and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi in Mashhad, they remain under severe security pressure
January 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Ghazal Abdollahi, daughter of political detainee Alieh Motalebzadeh, told Dadban that nearly a month after the arrest of her mother and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi in Mashhad, they remain under severe security pressure
با وجود سرکوب گسترده، بازداشتهای فراوان، تیراندازی مستقیم و فشارهای بیسابقه امنیتی، اعتراضات دیماه ۱۴۰۴ پس از ۱۴ روز پیاپی همچنان ادامه دارد و به یکی از ماندگارترین موجهای اعتراضی سالهای اخیر تبدیل شده است.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
با وجود سرکوب گسترده، بازداشتهای فراوان، تیراندازی مستقیم و فشارهای بیسابقه امنیتی، اعتراضات دیماه ۱۴۰۴ پس از ۱۴ روز پیاپی همچنان ادامه دارد و به یکی از ماندگارترین موجهای اعتراضی سالهای اخیر تبدیل شده است.
A Witness from Kahrizak
A citizen describes a warehouse in Kahrizak, Tehran, where the bodies of slain protesters were piled as families frantically searched for their loved ones.
A citizen describes a warehouse in Kahrizak, Tehran, where the bodies of slain protesters were piled as families frantically searched for their loved ones.
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A Witness from Kahrizak
A citizen describes a warehouse in Kahrizak, Tehran, where the bodies of slain protesters were piled as families frantically searched for their loved ones.
A citizen describes a warehouse in Kahrizak, Tehran, where the bodies of slain protesters were piled as families frantically searched for their loved ones.
At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, reports indicate intense and direct clashes between protesters and security forces in the areas of 17 Shahrivar Street and Shadabad. Witnesses report that the security forces are non-Iranian and were chanting “Ya Allah, Hezbollah.”
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, reports indicate intense and direct clashes between protesters and security forces in the areas of 17 Shahrivar Street and Shadabad. Witnesses report that the security forces are non-Iranian and were chanting “Ya Allah, Hezbollah.”
According to an informed source speaking to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, all members of a Yarsani family were arrested yesterday, Friday, January 9, in Kerend-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
According to an informed source speaking to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, all members of a Yarsani family were arrested yesterday, Friday, January 9, in Kerend-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province.
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Continued Protests in Iran, Saturday Night – Rasht, Gilan
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January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Continued Protests in Iran, Saturday Night – Rasht, Gilan
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Reports indicate that on the evening of January 8, 2026, a significant number of protesters were killed by security forces in various cities across Iran.
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Reports indicate that on the evening of January 8, 2026, a significant number of protesters were killed by security forces in various cities across Iran.
On Friday, January 9, 2026, amid an internet shutdown, people in Zahedan gathered in protest after Friday prayers around Makki Mosque. Islamic Republic security forces responded by opening direct fire and using tear gas to suppress the crowd, resulting in multiple protesters being injured.
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
On Friday, January 9, 2026, amid an internet shutdown, people in Zahedan gathered in protest after Friday prayers around Makki Mosque. Islamic Republic security forces responded by opening direct fire and using tear gas to suppress the crowd, resulting in multiple protesters being injured.
Graphic video reportedly shows several protesters killed in Fardis, Alborz Province, during the protests held on January 8.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Graphic video reportedly shows several protesters killed in Fardis, Alborz Province, during the protests held on January 8.
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According to reports and videos shared on social media, on the evening of January 8 in Tehran, as crowds were moving from Heravi Square toward Pasdaran, security forces opened direct fire on people from inside a police station.
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
According to reports and videos shared on social media, on the evening of January 8 in Tehran, as crowds were moving from Heravi Square toward Pasdaran, security forces opened direct fire on people from inside a police station.
براساس روایت شاهدان در شهرک دره دریژ در کرمانشاه، عصر ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ نیروهای امنیتی اقدام به تیراندازی مستقیم به سمت معترضان نموده اند. این شهرک که اکثریت ساکنان آن پیرو آیین یاری هستند در حال حاضر در شرایط امنیتی وخیمی به سر میبرد.
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
براساس روایت شاهدان در شهرک دره دریژ در کرمانشاه، عصر ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ نیروهای امنیتی اقدام به تیراندازی مستقیم به سمت معترضان نموده اند. این شهرک که اکثریت ساکنان آن پیرو آیین یاری هستند در حال حاضر در شرایط امنیتی وخیمی به سر میبرد.
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM