English
پارسی
Reports shared by activists say Abolfazl Yaghmouri (17) was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404 (Jan. 9, 2026) during protests in Fardis, Karaj , after being shot in the heart by Iranian security forces. The accounts further allege he was beaten after being shot and that forces prevented his transfer to a hospital , leading to his death; supporters note he had recently started rapping .
The Financial Times reported from Tehran on 28 Dey 1404 (Jan. 18, 2026) that the capital has slipped into a tense mix of silence, grief, and uncertainty after a severe, bloody crackdown on nationwide protests—conditions residents say show little sign of returning to normal. In one example, the paper described Haft-Hoz Square in eastern Tehran—normally a busy commercial hub—as effectively held by black-clad riot police , with armoured vehicles in the square and at least one masked sniper positioned atop one of them, illustrating the scale of the security posture now visible across the city.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X on January 18, 2026 (28 Dey 1404) that US “inhumane sanctions” and longstanding hostility are a main driver of hardship for Iranians, then warned that any aggression against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be tantamount to “all-out war” against the Iranian nation —a message posted amid severe communications restrictions following the nationwide unrest and after heightened rhetoric from Washington.
IranWire and other activist outlets report that Parsa Saffar , a “Top Talent” graduate and a 5th-semester medical student at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , was killed by live fire during protests in Mashhad on Saturday, 20 Dey 1404 (January 10, 2026) . The reports describe him as a high-achieving student and place his death within a widening list of named victims from the December 1404 unrest, though independent verification remains difficult under ongoing security pressure and information constraints.
IranWire reported that Navid Irani , a photographer and Baha’i citizen based in Mashhad , has been arrested by Islamic Republic security forces . The outlet did not provide further details in the initial report on the detaining agency, location of custody, or any formal charges , as concerns persist over widening security pressure on activists and minority communities.
IranWire reported that Saeed Saeedparvar , a lawyer and member of Tehran’s Central Bar Association, was killed in Tehran during the nationwide protests , describing him as a human-rights activist and a PhD researcher in private law who previously served as legal editor at the Hamdeli newspaper. The report comes amid what IranWire describes as heightened pressure on attorneys , including the recent arrests of lawyer and women’s-rights activist Shima Ghosheh in Tehran and Kurdish human-rights lawyer Osman Mozin in Sardasht, with authorities not publicly disclosing Mozin’s detention location.
After 11 days of near-total internet disruption in Iran, Islamic scholar and former political prisoner Sediqeh Vasmaghi reposted an Instagram message calling for a transition away from the Islamic Republic, warning that if authorities resist the public’s demand, the transition could become “coercive/violent” and end in the regime’s overthrow. The repost surfaced as NetBlocks reported that, despite the blackout extending into its 200+ hour range, limited access to some services (including Google) appeared to be returning in a “heavily filtered” form—while IranWire also relayed estimates by some media and rights groups placing protest deaths above 10,000 and cited eyewitness claims of bodies “stacked” in sheds near the washing halls at Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, amid severe constraints on independent verification.
Just one day after SMS service resumed, citizens reported a renewed wave of threatening text messages, including to Instagram-based business owners who had announced a strike before the nationwide blackout. The messages warn that the recipients’ online activity is under police review and cite Islamic Penal Code articles 746, 618, 512, and 500 , despite platforms like Instagram and X remaining blocked. Iran’s internet and communications were heavily disrupted from the evening of 18 Dey 1404 (Jan. 8, 2026) amid nationwide protests, with SMS also cut before state media reported it had been re-enabled.
IranWire reported that Osman Mozin , a Kurdish attorney and human-rights activist in Sardasht , has been arrested, with no public information so far on the arresting authority or his place of detention. The outlet added that, in recent days, multiple lawyers have been detained amid a widening arrest wave, and noted Mozin had previously represented numerous detainees in Islamic Republic cases.
NetBlocks said on 28 Dey 1404 (January 18, 2026) that while ordinary internet connectivity in Iran remains widely disrupted—now 238 hours into the shutdown—traffic data show a partial return of some online services , including Google . The monitor said the pattern suggests “heavily filtered” access has been enabled, aligning with user reports of limited connectivity coming back.
IranWire and Kurdish rights outlets report that Ali Abbasi , 19, originally from Gilan-e Gharb (Kermanshah province) , was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404 (January 9, 2026), during protests in Tehran after being shot with live ammunition, with the bullet striking above his right kidney . The reports add that his body was among those identified at the Kahrizak forensic facility , underscoring continuing claims of high casualties and contested transparency around the fate of victims.
IranWire reports that a former Islamic Republic official has alleged Ali Larijani —currently Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) —was the principal architect of the Dey 1404 crackdown, describing him as positioning for a post-Khamenei era by leveraging ties with IRGC commanders and intelligence networks, alongside family links to senior clerics. The claim, IranWire says, was relayed via a traveler who left Iran and cannot be independently verified; it nevertheless lands amid recurring speculation over succession dynamics and elite jockeying inside the system.