Event
Iran protests, December 2025 to January 2026
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Details
- What
- Protests that began in late December 2025 with shopkeepers protesting the sliding currency and the cost of living, and grew into a nationwide anti-government movement, according to Al Jazeera. Iranian authorities called them a “terrorist” incident fuelled by the US
- Status
- Death tolls differ widely by source; see the connections
Connections (2)
- Martyrs Foundation (Iran) / Gave an official toll for / Iran protests, December 2025 to January 2026
- Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) / Counted 4,519 killed, as of 21 January 2026 / Iran protests, December 2025 to January 2026
- HRANA said 4,519 were killed, including 4,251 protesters, 197 security personnel, 35 people under 18 and 38 bystanders. Amnesty International said it documented security forces firing rifles and shotguns loaded with metal pellets, often at unarmed people’s heads and torsos.21 Jan 2026 · Al Jazeera · At least 3,117 people killed during Iran protests, state media report
- Writing in February 2026, The National reports that rights groups estimated at least 6,500 civilians were killed, and that the protests were suppressed amid an internet blackout imposed on 8 January.8 Feb 2026 · The National · Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to new prison term