US EditionIran Rights Group Confirms Over 3,000 Dead as Protests Subside
Iranian authorities confirm at least 5,000 deaths including 500 security personnel amid protests sparked by economic hardship and political repression, with over 24,000 arrests reported by rights groups.
- Over 3,000 people have died during protests in Iran, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency , which verified 3,090 deaths as of January 16, 2026.
- Iranian authorities have accused foreign entities, including Israel, of supporting the protests, labeling participants as 'terrorists' and 'armed rioters.'
- Residents report no new protests as suppression efforts lead to increased arrests and hard-line calls for executing protesters.
- Internet services are being restored after heavy disruptions.
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The Iranian government has once again corrected the number of people killed in the mass protests. Now there is talk of at least 5000 deaths. A government representative who wanted to remain anonymous also said that there were some of the most violent clashes and the highest number of deaths in the Kurdish regions of north-western Iran. "Israel and armed groups abroad had supported and equipped the demonstrators," he continued. The final number o…
Some of the most violent clashes and the highest number of fatalities have occurred in the Kurdish regions of northwestern Iran. Human rights groups assume from other figures.
According to a representative of the Iranian leadership, most of the deaths were reported in the Kurdish regions in the north-west of the country.
The highest number of fatalities in the Kurdish regions in the north-west. According to a spokesman, the judiciary has not yet passed any death sentences.
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