Iran 2026
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News on Iran in 2026
- JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 victims identified
Mohammad Jafarpoor, Amir Nadafi, Hamid Shahin, Masoud Faghihzadeh, Mohammad Ranjbar, Mehrad Sadeghi, Pezhman Amini
- JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Eight Gilaks among newly identified protest victims
Eshaq Qanbarnia, Abbas Arezu, Arash Hassani, Milad Mianehkhah, Emad Shoush, Erfan Azordeh, Omid Norouzi, Parsa Abyazi
- JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three Kurds, including a 16-year-old, shot dead during protests
Mohammadreza Abdolrahmanzadeh, Yasin Elahi, Meysam Nazar
JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on the 22nd day of protests. 3,685 protesters killed
8,949 additional deaths are still under investigation
JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jalil Milanouyi and Hossein Zabihzadeh killed during the protests
JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report on 23rd day of protests: 3,428 protesters confirmed killed
The real number could be between 5,000 and 20,000
JANUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 23rd day of protests: 4,029 confirmed fatalities, 9,049 fatalities under review
Internet Blackout, Media Clampdown, and Cancellation of Davos Invitation
- JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Identities of four killed protesters
Morteza Shaneh, Parsa Saffar, Hamid Mahdavi, Abbasali Ramezani
- JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 of the victims of the protests identified
Mehran Rafiei, Shahin Azar-Atash, Mostafa Tabrizi, Houman Sabbagh, Afshin Miyarkiani, Matin Montazerzohour, Sina Haghshenas
- JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 people killed in Tehran protests identified
Nasir Nasiri, Arsalan Ghahramani, and Omid Saeedi
- JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five people killed in Tehran protests identified
Hamid Arzanlou, Vahid Arzanlou, Mohammadreza Entezami, Milad Gholami, Ali Sadeghi
- JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five identified among killed protesters
Hamid Arzanlou, Vahid Arzanlou, Mohammadreza Entezami, Milad Gholami, Ali Sadeghi
JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amir Naderi and Saman Fattahi killed during protests
JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 13 men executed on January 18, and 4 on January 17
167 executions since the beginning of the year
JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 of a family killed in Fardis
Omid Teymourirad, Amir Teymourirad, Armin Teymourirad
JANUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kian Manouchehri executed in Yazd on January 18
- JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 10 men killed during protests identified
Aria Alidoust, Fardin Ghanbari, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Meysam Yaghoubi, Mohammad Honarkhah, Behzad Shafiei, as well as Meysam Khazini, Yadollah Heydari, Seyed Abolfazl Kia, Saeed Golsorkhi
- JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Six more women, one pregnant, killed in Iran’s crackdown
Sholeh Sotoudeh, Sara Behboodi, Ziba Dastjerdi, Zahra Bagheri, Sanam Pourbabayi, Aida Aghili
- JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Identities of six more people killed in Tehran protests verified
Behnam Darvish, Mehrdad Yaghoubi Mehr, Ali Behroozdoust, Hossein Naseri, Masoud Bolourchi, Ahmad Abbasi
- JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN Hrana report on 20th day of protests: 3,090 deaths confirmed
Another 3,880 cases are under scrutiny
- JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seven more minors killed in Iran protests
Amir Mohammad Arbabpouri, Melina Asadi, Sam Afshari, Abolfazl Heydari-Moslou, Mohammad Ghasem-Rousta, Mehrab Golestani, Amir Salar Bahmaninejad
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Identities of three additional protesters killed in Isfahan verified
Farzin Poostashkan Dorki, Sina Saranoush, Pedram Saeedi
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shirzad Balayi and Fardin Fuladi shot dead by Iranian forces
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Tiam Kiani-Manesh dies after exposure to tear gas
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Borna Dehghani, 17-year-old, killed during protests
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shayan Azadi and Qasem Vakili shot dead in Karaj and Qazvin
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 21st day of protests: 3,097 protesters killed
Islamic Republic’s Leader Acknowledges “Thousands Killed” as Internet Shutdown Continues
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kamran Akbari killed during protests in Kermanshah
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report on 21st day of protests: 3,428 protesters killed
It is estimated that thousands of protesters have been killed on 8 and 9 January
JANUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kheirullah Goljani and Kamran Manafi executed in Qazvin on January 17