2026/01/24Healthcare Worker Alleges Hospital Records Manipulated to Mask Protest Death Toll
A message attributed to a member of Iran’s medical staff claims security forces are tightly controlling hospitals and pressuring healthcare workers to cooperate, including altering medical files for the wounded and dead to understate deaths caused by security-force gunfire. The account alleges severe handling of bodies—describing large areas filled with corpses, removals in trucks, and in some cases group burials—while also claiming families were asked to pay varying sums to retrieve bodies depending on the type of bullet (with figures cited as high as 300 million tomans per bullet). The message further alleges heavy security oversight inside hospitals (ID cards confiscated, communications restricted) and the use of sedatives for some patients. These claims have not been independently verified.
2026/01/24Reuters: U.S. Pushes Bolivia to Expel Suspected Iranian Spies, Seek Terror Listings for IRGC and Hezbollah
The United States is pressing Bolivia to expel suspected Iranian intelligence operatives and to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, according to two sources cited by Reuters. Washington is also urging La Paz to list Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist groups, as part of a broader U.S. effort to curb Iran’s influence in Latin America; Reuters said U.S. officials have discussed pursuing similar designations in Chile, Peru, and Panama as well.
2026/01/24Iranian Basketball Champion Hadi Forough Killed in Tehran Protest Shooting
Iran International reported that Hadi Forough—an Iranian basketball player, university champion, and basketball coach—was killed on the evening of 18 Dey 1404 in Ariashahr, Tehran, after being shot in the chest by Islamic Republic security forces during the nationwide protests. Sources said his family spent two days searching for his body in Kahrizak and faced security threats around the burial; the report also said his nephew was detained ahead of the funeral, and the family was warned they would not see him again if chants were heard at the ceremony. Forough’s family reportedly received his body on Saturday, 20 Dey, and he was ultimately buried on Monday, 22 Dey, in Asadabad, Hamedan. Born in Dey 1361, he was 43 and held a master’s degree in physical education from Shahid Beheshti University; he had a three-year-old son, had played in Iran’s top league with Pegah Hamedan, won a national university championship with Shahid Beheshti University, and also ran a laptop and computer shop in Tehran’s Noor Passage.
2026/01/24Witnesses: “Blind Killings” in Semnan, Street Battles in Dezful on 18–19 Dey
Eyewitnesses and local sources from protests in Dezful and Semnan reported direct fire by security forces, the use of heavier weapons, and an intensified crackdown that they said turned the cities into scenes of “street war.” In Dezful, witnesses said security forces fired directly at protesters’ heads and faces on the nights of 18 and 19 Dey, with locals describing the clashes as so severe that anyone seen in the streets could be shot. One resident also said government forces used motorcycles to encircle protesters and fired pellet ammunition, leaving many injured.
2026/01/24Baha’i Woman Arrested in Kerman, Whereabouts Unknown
Venus Hosseinnezhad, a 28-year-old Baha’i resident of Kerman, was arrested from her workplace on Thursday, 25 Dey by government forces and taken to an undisclosed location, with her family saying they have received no information about her detention site or the charges despite repeated follow-ups. The report comes as arrests of Baha’is have been recorded in multiple Iranian cities amid the nationwide protests, and after the IRGC in Kerman province recently announced the detention of several Baha’i residents, it said they were linked to the protests.
2026/01/24Genoa Rally Backs Iran Protest Movement, Chants Label IRGC “Terrorist”
Iranians gathered on Saturday in Genoa, Italy, in support of Iran’s protest movement, with demonstrators chanting slogans that described the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as “terrorist,” underscoring continued—and increasingly hard-edged—diaspora messaging in Europe.
2026/01/24Report: Khamenei Moved to Tehran Bunker as U.S.-Strike Fears Rise
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly relocated to a fortified underground shelter in Tehran after senior military and security officials assessed a higher risk of a potential U.S. attack, according to Iran International, citing sources close to the government. The facility was described as a site with interconnected tunnels; the report also claims one son, Masoud Khamenei, has taken over day-to-day office management while Mojtaba Khamenei maintains contact with government officials—claims that have not been independently confirmed.
2026/01/24Aarhus Rally Highlights Continued Diaspora Support for Iran Protest Movement
Iranians gathered on Saturday in Aarhus, Denmark, to show solidarity with protesters in Iran and support what they described as the country’s “national revolution,” reflecting the continued spread of diaspora demonstrations across Europe.
2026/01/24Reports: Two Workers Killed in Qazvin and Mahshahr During Protest Crackdown
The Telegram channel “Pezhvak-e Kar Iran,” linked to the Iran Workers Confederation (abroad), reported that Danial Sabzikar, a mechanic from Rāmhormoz in Khuzestan, was shot in the abdomen by Iranian security forces on 18 Dey in Qazvin, taken to hospital, and—according to his family—killed there with a “finishing shot.” The channel said he had traveled to Qazvin for work due to unemployment and lack of job opportunities in his hometown. In a separate report, Armin Jashni-Nejad, a 23-year-old petrochemical worker in Mahshahr, was killed on the night of 19 Dey in the Farangsarā area after being hit by live fire from police; the report said security agencies seized his body and later told the family it would be returned only if they publicly claimed he was killed by “thugs,” a condition they accepted under pressure and written commitments. It added that his burial on 22 Dey was held under security interference without relatives present, and he was buried in his village in Haft-Tappeh, with the channel describing the deaths as another example of organized violence against workers during the recent crackdown.
2026/01/24Oslo Rally Shows Continued Diaspora Support for Iran Protest Movement
Iranians gathered on Saturday in Oslo, Norway’s capital, to show solidarity with protesters in Iran and support what they described as the country’s “national revolution,” underscoring continued diaspora mobilization across Europe.
2026/01/24Darya Safai: “National Awakening” Surging in Iran’s Protest Movement
Prince Reza Pahlavi described the latest anti-government protests in Iran as “the real revolution of a nation,” saying the Islamic Republic has entered an all-out war against Iran’s citizens. Darya Safai, an Iranian-born member of Belgium’s parliament, told Iran International that a new wave of national self-awareness is “erupting” within what she called the Iranian people’s national revolution.
2026/01/24Teachers’ Channel: Family of Slain Educator Asked to Pay “Bullet Fee”
The teachers’ labor channel “Chalesh-e Senfi-ye Mo’alleman-e Iran” reported that Alireza Ansari-Far, a 37-year-old teacher and Education Ministry employee, was shot in the head with live ammunition during the 18 Dey protests in Marlik (Karaj) and died about a week later. According to his relatives, security forces demanded payment of a so-called “haq-e tir” (“bullet fee”) from the family in connection with determining the weapon used and conducting an autopsy. The channel said Ansari-Far was buried at Behesht-e Fatemeh cemetery in Shahr-e Qods.
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