Live Updates: Bloody Crackdown of Iran Protests

Bloody Crackdown of Iran Protests

On 28 December 2025, nationwide protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar over economic hardship and quickly turned into protests against the Islamic Republic. On 8 January 2026, the authorities shut down the internet and carried out an unprecedented mass-killing of protesters using military-grade weapons. Thousands were killed and many more detained or denied medical care. Iran Human Rights documents these crimes and calls for your support.

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3 Protesters Hanged; IHRNGO Warns of Mass Executions
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Victims Accounts: Farzin Poost-Ashkan, 26-Year-Old Protester Shot Dead by a Sniper in Isfahan
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Victim Accounts: Siavash Mansourinejad, Shot and Killed by Security Forces in Mehrshahr, Karaj
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Eyewitness Accounts: Mazandaran and Golestan; Military Weapons Used, Wounded Shot Dead, Teenagers Deployed
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Victim Accounts: Danial Barekati, 22, protester killed; body found 3 days later
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