Soran Feyzi-Zadeh, a citizen from Saqqez and a resident of Bijar, who was arrested by government forces on the evening of January 8, 2026, during nationwide protests in the city, died as a result of torture and severe beatings, and his body was secretly buried in an undisclosed location. According […]
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During nationwide protests on Thursday and Friday, January 9–10, 2026, at least 15 Kurdish citizens identified as Ako Mohammadi, Salam Mirani, Amirali Heidari, Navid Salehi, Bayat Sobhani, Sajad Feizi, Mohammad Jafari, Erfan Jameh-Shourani, Ebrahim Ahmadpourian, Borhan Seydi, Alireza Seidi, Mohammad Zamani, Mobin Filli, Diyar Pourcheghriq, and Halako Ivani were killed […]
Nationwide protests in Iran have continued into their tenth day. What initially began as trade-based strikes and limited gatherings has now turned into a broad wave of diverse forms of protest. This protest movement has not retreated in the face of pressure from repressive forces; rather, it has demonstrated new […]
Following the wave of mass arrests after the public protests of January 2026, at least 30 more citizens including two minors under 18, one woman, and one university faculty member have been arrested by security forces in various cities across Ilam Province. According to Kolbarnews, between Thursday, January 1, 2026, […]
During the nationwide protests of recent days in Iran, at least 17 citizens in various cities across the country have been killed by direct gunfire from government forces. These citizens were killed in the provinces of Ilam, Kermanshah, Hamedan, Lorestan, Fars, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Isfahan, and their identities have […]
During protests in Malekshahi County, gunfire by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against protesters left at least four people dead and more than 30 injured. According to Kolbarnews, following today’s protests on Saturday, January 3, 2026, in the city of Malekshahi, Ilam Province, at least four citizens were killed […]
During the nationwide protests, at least nine citizens; Amirhesam Khodayari-Fard, Shayan Asadollahi, Vahab Mousavi, Mostafa (surname unknown), Ahad Ebrahim-Pour Abdali, Ahmad Jalil, Sajad Valamanesh, Khodadad Shirvani, and Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, were killed by direct gunfire from the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the provinces of Lorestan, […]
The funeral ceremonies of Amirhesam Khodayari-Fard, Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, and Khodadad Shirvani Monfared, three individuals killed during popular protests were held on Friday, January 2, 2026, in the cities of Kuhdasht, Fooladshahr, and Marvdasht, under a heavy security atmosphere marked by restrictions, pressure on families, and a strong presence of […]
Popular protests in Iran have entered their fifth day. What began as economically motivated protests (inflation, the collapse of the rial, poverty, and high prices) led by bazaar merchants has quickly turned into a broad political movement with fundamental demands. With students, citizens, and teachers joining the protests, slogans aligned […]
The protests that began in Tehran’s bazaar and continued for a fourth day on Tuesday, January 9, have entered a new phase by spreading to cities such as Isfahan, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Yazd, and Mashhad. The strike at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar for the third consecutive day, the closure of shopping centers […]