Mezha News – HRANA on the 30th day since the start of anti-government protests in Iran documented 6,126 confirmed deaths, including 86 children, and 5,777 protesters. Also 17,091 people are under verification and investigation. A network of local activists helps verify each death.
11,009 wounded, 41,880 arrests at protests, and 245 cases of forced confessions of detainees. 11,024 people were summoned by security authorities. In 200 cities across 31 provinces, 651 incidents related to the protests were recorded.
Information about the dead cannot yet be fully verified due to the near-total shutdown of communications and the Internet across the country.
On January 26, a US aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, and three ships accompanying it arrived in the region. According to news agencies, US President Donald Trump last week said that the ships were dispatched “just in case”.
The US Central Command stressed that the aircraft carrier strike group is now deployed in the region “to ensure regional security and stability”.
What is known about the protests in Iran
The protests in Iran began on December 28 amid rapidly rising prices and the devaluation of the national currency, and later grew into demands for reform and greater freedom regarding the country’s political leadership.
According to Trump, the United States supports the protesters and is ready to provide assistance in case of further pressure; he also noted that the United States “will be in combat readiness”. Khamenei replied that Iran “will not yield to the enemy”. The United States imposed new sanctions and moved the aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East amid the escalation.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, called on Iranians to seize government institutions, the diaspora to replace the flags of the Islamic Republic with national ones at embassies, and Iran’s security forces to join the protesters. He also stated that after a regime change they would consider opening new avenues in interstate relations, including regarding Israel.
Poland, the United States and Sweden urged their citizens to leave Iran; France evacuated part of its diplomats, the United Kingdom imposed new sanctions and temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran. Ukraine also closed its embassy.
The Iranian authorities confirmed the death of about 5,000 people during the protests. The human rights group HRANA reported 3,308 confirmed deaths and more than 24,000 arrests; another 4,382 deaths are under investigation. At the same time, unverified estimates range from 2,000 to 20,000 deaths. Verification is hampered by a full nationwide Internet shutdown: according to monitoring services, 99 percent of Internet connections were unavailable.
The situation around the protests in Iran remains tense: data from various sources vary, information control is tightening, and the global community is closely watching the developments.
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