2026/01/18Report: Shahin Azar Atash Dies After Being Shot in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
Reports say Shahin Azar Atash , a citizen under 30 from Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh in Gilan , died last week after being struck by a bullet. The account says he had married about three years ago and had no children. It also claims his family—citing heavy security and unsafe conditions in hospitals, and fears of further harm to the wounded—did not take him to a medical center after he was shot and instead brought him home while seeking treatment options. He later died at home. He is described as an athlete and, according to those close to him, a quiet, respectful, well-mannered young man. These details have not been independently verified.
2026/01/18Report: Omeid Saeedi Killed in Tehranpars; Brother Pouria Arrested After Being Wounded
Reports say Omeid Saeedi , 39 , originally from Sanandaj (Kurdistan) and living in Tehran, was killed on 18 Dey 1404 (Jan. 8, 2026) during protests in Tehranpars after being shot by security forces. The account says he was protesting alongside his brother Pouria Saeedi , 34 , who was hit by multiple pellet rounds while standing over Omeid’s body, seriously injured, and then arrested by security forces. The report further alleges authorities demanded 700 million tomans from the family to release Omeid’s body, while providing no clear information on Pouria’s whereabouts; the family says they remain in the dark about which detention center is holding him despite repeated inquiries. These details have not been independently verified.
2026/01/18Iran Snapshot (Saturday 19:30): Strikes Persist, Heavy Security, and a New “Iran.ir” Access System
A nationwide update dated Saturday at 19:30 says general strikes are continuing and that many doctors and nurses who treated wounded protesters faced court hearings today . The same account describes an ongoing martial-law-like security climate , with people preferring to move by car during daytime due to constant checks and a pervasive sense of insecurity. It also claims there have been repeated reports of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/Hashd al-Shaabi) presence at checkpoints in Hamedan, Zahedan, Tehran, and Mashhad . Finally, the update says authorities have launched a system called “Iran.ir” , portrayed as modeled on China and North Korea, requiring people to use it to access banking and other essential services. These claims have not been independently verified.
2026/01/18Tehran Night Chants Echo From Windows in Sa’adat Abad
Reports and a clip described as recorded around 20:15 on Saturday, 27 Dey (Jan. 17) indicate nighttime chants were heard from windows and inside homes in Sa’adat Abad, Tehran , suggesting continued protest signaling despite heavy security conditions. The exact location and timing cannot be independently verified from the audio alone.
2026/01/18Tehransar, Jan. 9: Man Sits Facing a Line of Security Forces
A report from Tehransar, Tehran , dated 19 Dey (Jan. 9) describes a striking scene: a man sitting on the ground directly in front of a line of security forces. The moment is being shared as a symbol of defiance and calm resistance amid the crackdown, though the man’s identity and the full context of the scene cannot be independently verified from the description alone.
2026/01/18Sunday Times: Doctors’ Dossier Puts Iran Crackdown at 16,500 Dead
The Sunday Times reports that a confidential dossier compiled by doctors inside Iran estimates at least 16,500 protesters killed and about 330,000 injured , with most deaths concentrated in the two-day bloodshed of Jan. 8–9 (18–19 Dey) , and warns that more than 8,000 protesters may have been blinded . The figures cannot be independently verified under severe information restrictions and internet shutdowns; other tallies cited by Reuters (including an Iranian official’s claim of around 2,000 deaths and rights-group estimates in the low thousands ) underline the wide uncertainty around the true toll.
2026/01/17“A Dandelion That Walks After Death”: Babak Sadeghi Mohseni Killed in Tehranpars
Reports say Babak Sadeghi Mohseni (born 1373 ), originally from Karaj and living in Hamedan , was killed during the 19 Dey 1404 protests in Tehranpars after being hit in the head by a live round . His body was reportedly buried on 24 Dey under heavy security with limited family attendance. His mother, Hajar Maleki , was quoted ahead of the funeral saying: “Don’t cry. Babak is a hero. Hold your heads high and say he chose this path.” Friends describe him as a long-time pro-freedom protester—injured in past uprisings—an outdoorsman and mountaineer who loved music and life. A line attributed to him on one photo reads: “I stare at the dandelion that sets off after death,” a phrase his circle now uses to frame him as a symbol whose “seeds” spread after loss. These details have not been independently verified.
2026/01/17Report: Mashhad Footballer Re-Arrested After Intelligence Raid
Reports say Mohammadhossein Hosseini , a 26-year-old footballer from Mashhad and a protest detainee from 2021 (1401) , was arrested again after intelligence agents raided his home at around 16:00 on Tuesday, 23 Dey 1404 (Jan. 14). The account says he has been detained six times since 1401, including a brief arrest following the seventh-day memorial for the late Khosrow Alikordi , and that friends are increasingly worried given prior cases and rulings against him. No details have been provided on the stated reason for arrest, the specific charges, or his current place of detention.
2026/01/17Night Chants Heard in Tehran’s Sa’adat Abad Around 8:15 p.m.
A clip shared via Ilya Hashemi’s Telegram is described as showing nighttime chants in Sa’adat Abad, Tehran , at around 20:15 on Saturday, 27 Dey (Jan. 17). The post indicates continued street-level protest signaling after dark, though the exact location and timing cannot be independently verified from the clip alone.
2026/01/17Four Days, 22 Executions: HRANA Flags Surge Under Internet Blackout
HRANA reported that at least 22 prisoners (including one woman) were executed across multiple Iranian prisons between Monday, January 12, and Thursday, January 15, 2026 (22–25 Dey), as protests continued and nationwide internet access remained severely restricted. The rights outlet warned that communication blackouts reduce transparency, hinder independent documentation, and can delay families’ access to basic information about detainees’ fate. HRANA’s annual reporting for Jan 1, 2025–Jan 1, 2026 cites at least 2,063 executions , while other summaries for calendar-year 2025 cite at least 1,922 , underscoring the likelihood of undercounting amid secrecy.
2026/01/17Report: Mother of Two Shot in the Head in Isfahan, Died in Her Son’s Arms
Reports say Arezoo Abedi , a 50-year-old mother of two from Isfahan , was killed on Friday, 19 Dey (Jan. 9) on Bagh-e Daryacheh Street after being shot in the head, allegedly while in her son’s arms. She is described as an athlete, mountaineer, and fitness coach, and the account says her children—a 19-year-old son and a 25-year-old daughter —are now grieving her death. The report characterizes the shooting as a targeted strike and presents her killing as a stark example of lethal violence against ordinary citizens, including women and mothers, during the crackdown. These details have not been independently verified.
2026/01/17Rasht Witness: “A Historic Massacre—The City Was Ours for a Full Night”
“Saman,” a Rasht resident who says he recently left Iran, posted a video on Instagram describing what he called a “historic massacre” during the bloody protest days in Rasht, arguing that what has appeared in the media so far is only a small fraction of what happened. He claimed Rasht was the only city where, from Thursday night into Friday night, the authorities effectively disappeared from the streets and “the city was in people’s hands,” with families, women, children, and elderly residents out in public. Saman alleged security forces set the Rasht bazaar on fire, trapped people in the area, and then opened fire, and said that on Thursday night, “there were no arrests—only killing.” He added that by late Friday afternoon, the city was “re-encircled,” power was cut, shops were forced shut, and Rasht turned into a “ghost city” amid smoke and fires. He described a heavy armed presence—IRGC, Basij, police, and even the army, including tanks—moving with rifles, machine guns, and grenades, and said it is a “delusion” to expect security forces to side with protesters. He also alleged that bodies were transported to Baghe Rezvan cemetery in dump trucks, stacked and unidentified, and that some families faced extreme demands—up to 800 million tomans —and pressure to sign statements blaming “foreign agents” for deaths. These claims have not been independently verified.
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