2026/01/05Amol: Kaleh Factory Fire Triggers 1-km Evacuation as Ammonia Tank Risk Raises Alarm
A major fire at Kaleh’s production complex in Amol prompted Mazandaran crisis officials to order precautionary evacuations, including Imam Ali Hospital, due to its proximity and the evacuation of nearby residential and commercial areas within a 1,000-meter radius . Officials said there were no reported casualties so far , while emergency crews focused on containing the blaze and preventing it from reaching ammonia gas storage tanks , which could sharply raise the risk profile if compromised.
2026/01/05Tehran Province Moves Schools Online for Two Days as Air Pollution Measures Tighten
Tehran’s Provincial Emergency Air Pollution Taskforce said Tuesday and Wednesday (16–17 Dey / Jan 6–7, 2026) will see kindergartens and preschools closed across Tehran province , except in Firuzkuh, Robat Karim, Pardis, and Damavand , while classes at all grade levels will be held virtually . The same decision package bans outdoor sports activities province-wide and allows mothers with preschool/kindergarten/primary-age children to use remote work arrangements, subject to managerial approval—steps that underscore both the health severity and the near-term disruption risk for households and local businesses.
2026/01/05Zohreh Koudaei Backs Iran Protests, Uses Wordplay on “Freedom” and “Welfare”
Zohreh Koudaei, the goalkeeper for Malavan’s women’s team and Iran’s women’s national side, voiced support for the nationwide protests in an Instagram story, using pointed wordplay about everyday institutions whose names promise “freedom,” “housing,” “future,” and “welfare” while, she argued, ordinary people are denied all of them. The message adds to a widening wave of public solidarity from Iranian athletes and cultural figures, turning economic hardship into a direct political indictment during the ongoing unrest.
2026/01/05HRANA: Over 1,200 Arrested in 9 Days as Protests Spread to 88 Cities
Iranian human-rights outlet HRANA reported late Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) that nationwide protests over the past nine days have reached at least 257 locations across 88 cities in 27 provinces , including protest activity at 17 universities , while the number of detainees has risen to 1,203, and at least 29 people have been confirmed killed.
2026/01/05Iran: Birjand University Protest Followed by Women’s Dorm Detentions
Videos circulated online show Birjand University students marching on Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) and chanting, “We didn’t give our dead to compromise; to praise a killer leader.” Rising tensions outside the university’s women’s dormitory after security agents entered the dorm and detained multiple students, taking them to an undisclosed location—an escalation that signals a tighter campus-focused crackdown as nationwide protests continue.
2026/01/05Yazdanshahr Detainees’ Families Give Judiciary 24 Hours, Threaten to Join Protests
Families of protesters detained in Yazdanshahr rallied outside the Najafabad courthouse on Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) , issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to Iran’s judiciary to release their children. Participants said that if the detainees are not freed within the deadline, they will join the wider protest movement , signaling a potential escalation as family-led pressure shifts from demands for information and release toward broader street mobilization.
2026/01/05Armed Security Forces Deployed in Sanandaj as Protests Continue
A video received and published by Iran International shows a group of armed security personnel on motorcycles deployed on a street in Sanandaj on Monday night, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) . The footage underscores the state’s reliance on mobile, rapid-response units to project control in Kurdistan’s main city as protest activity persists and authorities tighten on-the-ground security in key urban corridors.
2026/01/05Tehran’s Dardasht Street: Protesters Chant “Iran’s Hope? Reza Pahlavi”
Videos circulated on social media show a group of protesters marching on Dardasht Street in Tehran on the night of Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) , chanting: “Who is Iran’s hope? Reza, Reza Pahlavi.” The slogan reflects an increasingly explicit political framing within parts of the street movement—shifting from anti-system chants to naming a specific alternative figure—while the circulation of such footage continues despite tightening security conditions and periodic information constraints.
2026/01/05Khomeini-Shahr Protest Videos Show Tire Fires and “Death to Khamenei” Chants
Videos circulating on social media show a group of young protesters in Khomeini-Shahr, Isfahan province , on the night of Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) , setting tires alight in the street and chanting “Death to Khamenei.” The footage—difficult to independently verify under current information constraints—signals continued night-time street mobilization and increasingly direct slogans targeting the top of the system as protests persist across multiple cities.
2026/01/05Sari Protest Videos Show “Javid Shah” and “Death to the Dictator” Chants
Two videos shared on social media and reposted by Iran International show a group of protesters in the streets of Sari on Monday night, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey) , chanting “Javid Shah” and “Death to the dictator.” The slogans signal continued street-level mobilization in northern Iran and reflect a protest message that targets the core of the system while also highlighting the prominence of explicitly monarchist-leaning chants in parts of the movement.
2026/01/05Security Forces Seen at Tehran’s Haft-Hoz Square as “Death to the Dictator” Chants Echo
Videos sent to Iran International show a visible security presence at Haft-Hoz Square in Tehran on Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey). In a separate clip, the sound of protesters chanting “Death to the dictator” can be heard—signaling continued street-level defiance in Tehran even as authorities maintain a heavy on-the-ground posture in key neighborhoods.
2026/01/05Hamed Esmaeilion: “Iranians Will Defeat a Regime of Ignorance and Cruelty”
Iranian-Canadian activist Hamed Esmaeilion, after naming several people reportedly killed in the ongoing nationwide protests, wrote on X that he stands with the families whose loved ones were “killed by the Islamic Republic’s murderers,” adding: “The people of Iran will prevail over the rule of ignorance and cruelty.” The statement reinforces a widening chorus of diaspora and opposition figures framing the unrest as a legitimacy-breaking moment, while spotlighting the human cost and accountability narrative at the center of the protests.
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