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A distressing CCTV clip circulating online is described as showing a woman walking on a Tehran sidewalk when a Basij member allegedly shoves her from behind, kicks her in the head, and drags her by the hair. The account says that when she grabbed a tree trunk to stop being pulled, the attacker struck her on the head with a machete-like blade. The footage and claims have not been independently verified.
A firefighter has released new video footage showing the condition of Rasht’s bazaar after a fire that broke out during Iran’s nationwide protests on 18 Dey 1404. Iranian authorities claim protesters deliberately set the market ablaze, while protesters, eyewitnesses, and human-rights groups allege security forces started the fire and then opened fire on people fleeing the flames. Some reports have claimed the incident left dozens dead and hundreds wounded, though these casualty figures and responsibility claims remain contested.
Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday, January 24, 2026 (4 Bahman 1404) it carried out the execution of two men—Amanch Karavanchi and Arslan Sheikhi—accused of links to Islamic State (ISIS) and involvement in a bombing of a bus carrying “Karbala pilgrims” on the Tehran–Ilam route that reportedly killed one person. Human-rights outlets had previously reported Sheikhi’s arrest in 2023 alongside his wife, Nasimeh Eslamzehi, on allegations tied to ISIS and the same incident, while the judiciary said Karavanchi had been detained years earlier on religious-group charges and sentenced by the Urmia court. As the crackdown intensifies, rights advocates continue to warn of a rising pace of executions, with reports of at least 12 hangings in the past week linked to drug-related cases and murder.
Iranian singer Hassan Shamaizadeh, who lives abroad, said in an Instagram post that his close relative Zahra Shamaizadeh was killed after being hit by “live ammunition,” and warned government supporters and forces that “don’t think this ظلم won’t come to you too.” Zahra Shamaizadeh—described as a script supervisor, assistant director, and voice actor—was reportedly killed on 19 Dey by government fire; Shamaizadeh also reshared claims that security bodies tried to distort the cause of death by labeling it a “heart attack.”
In a video posted Saturday (4 Bahman) by the U.S. State Department’s Persian-language X account, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Ali Khamenei “should step down or be sent into exile,” but Trump declined to answer, saying he “doesn’t want to talk about it.” The clip contrasts with Trump’s earlier remarks on January 17, 2026 (27 Dey) to Politico, where he called for ending Khamenei’s decades-long rule and said it was time to seek “new leadership” in Iran; in the same newly shared footage, Trump also said Tehran should have reached a deal before the U.S. hit Iran’s nuclear facilities—calling the strike “devastating”—and warned that if Iran “tries again,” the U.S. would target another location “just as easily, even more easily.”
A video circulating from the burial ceremonies of Mohammadhossein Jamshidi and Ali Faraji shows a large crowd commemorating the two people killed in the Dey protests with applause, music, and dancing. According to some reports, the مراسم took place on Friday, 3 Bahman in Hesārak, Karaj.
Reports say Shabnam Ferdowsi, an artist and handmade dollmaker, was killed on 18 Dey on Tehran’s Fatemi Street after being hit by live ammunition. She sold her handmade dolls through an Instagram page, and had previously shared a video—about two years ago—showing herself with one of her dolls, “Ghorbagha” (“Frog”), in front of a house she said she loved.
Reports say Siavash Shirzad, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, was shot by government forces and killed on 18 Dey during nationwide protests in Tehran, in the area of Punak Square.
Reports say Yasin Elahi was struck by two bullets fired by government forces on 19 Dey and died. According to the same accounts, his family held his burial ceremony in Shahr-e Rey in a “wedding-style” format—an act framed as both mourning and defiance amid the ongoing protest crackdown.
A group of Iranians living in Manchester held a rally on Saturday, 4 Bahman, voicing support for demonstrators in Iran and condemning the killing of protesters by government forces, according to the report—another sign of sustained diaspora mobilization alongside the ongoing unrest.
NetBlocks said at midday on Saturday, 4 Bahman that Iran’s internet shutdown has now exceeded 375 hours—despite brief, momentary returns—pushing the disruption into its third week. The update contradicts claims from some domestic outlets that the internet had “returned by 40%,” with NetBlocks noting that online platforms are sometimes temporarily “whitelisted” and that limited access reported by some users in recent days appears to come via tunneling methods to reach the outside internet. The report also comes after Fars News Agency (linked to the IRGC) claimed restrictions began Thursday afternoon in Isfahan and Fars and that nationwide connectivity would be fully restored within 24 hours—an assertion social-media analysts and technical evidence have disputed.
A group of Iranians in Vienna held a rally on Saturday, 4 Bahman, to support demonstrators in Iran and condemn the killing of protesters by government forces, according to the report—adding to a broader wave of diaspora protests across Europe.