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Footage Leaked From Iran Reveals 'New Level Of Brutality', 16,500 Killed And 330,000 Injured

Medical staff report security forces used military-grade weapons causing 16,500 deaths and 330,000 injuries, with 700 people losing at least one eye during protests.

  • On 01/18/2026, Iranian doctors reported 16,500 people killed in mass demonstrations across Iran, as reported by the UK's Sunday Times and The Media Line Staff.
  • Shopkeepers began protests in late December over rising prices and economic woes, and students and the public then spread demonstrations to major cities and smaller towns.
  • Hospitals reported wounds from military-grade weapons, with medical staff documenting 330,000 people injured and 700 who lost at least one eye due to armed Iranian security forces.
  • US President Donald Trump threatened military action as fatalities rose, but he called off the operation and the White House said Iran canceled 800 executions scheduled for Wednesday.
  • Medical networks reported the victims were disproportionately young, with most under the age of 30; data came from Starlink technology and staff in eight eye hospitals and 16 emergency departments, while Professor Amir Parasta said `This is a whole new level of brutality`.
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At least 16,500 protesters have died and about 330,000 have been injured during the wave of protests and subsequent repression in Iran, according to a report by doctors working inside the country published on Sunday, January 18. Independent verification of these figures is becoming more and more difficult due to an almost total Internet blackout imposed by the Ayatollás regime. Supreme leader Ali Jameneí himself has acknowledged that he himself …

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According to a report by Iranian doctors, at least 16,500 people were killed in recent protests against the Mullah regime. ... The post "Genocide in Digital Darkness" – according to a report 16,500 deaths in protests in Iran appeared first on Apollo News.

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The resistance against the mullahs has ebbed away after the brutal action of the security forces. How many had to pay their courage with life? New reports make terrible fears.

·Berlin, Germany
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According to data collected by doctors and published by the British daily Sunday Times, between 16,500 and 18,000 people may have died during the mass protests against the government in Iran, but there is no way to independently verify these figures.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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