Kian Poursafar: Protester Who Fought for 12 Days After Being Shot
According to information received by IranWire, 27-year-old Kian Poursafar Delshad was severely wounded by live ammunition on Friday, Jan ...
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Trump signals Iran deal deadline as reports point to limited strike plans
US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran it must reach a meaningful nuclear agreement with the United States within two weeks or face consequences, as reports indicate Washington is considering limited strikes to force a deal.
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Experts say Iran entering era of constant unrest
Iran is entering a phase of persistent unrest, driven by decentralized “minor triggers” and deepening economic and legitimacy pressures that repression alone may no longer contain, senior analysts said at Iran International's townhall in Washington DC.
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Rahman Khorsandi: War Veteran Shot Dead While Helping Protesters
Rahman Khorsandi, a 58-year-old veteran of the Iran-Iraq War who had suffered chemical injuries and later joined the protests, was shot ...
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Iran jail terms for Christians top 280 years as arrests nearly doubled
Iranian courts sentenced Christians to more than 280 years in prison in 2025, according to a joint report by four rights groups, in what advocates describe as a widening use of national security laws to suppress religious dissent.
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Hossein Pouryousefi: 19-Year-Old Shot in the Head During Rasht Protests
Hossein Pouryousefi, 19, was shot dead by government forces using live ammunition on January 9 during nationwide protests on Sargol Stre ...
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Tehran Opens Compensation Process for January Protest Damage
The Tehran Governor’s Office says residents whose property was damaged during the January protests can now apply for compensation. Provi ...
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Babak Soltani: Killed While Protecting Others From the Line of Fire
Babak Soltani was 57 when he was shot and killed by security forces during protests in Isfahan on Thursday, January 8. According to info ...
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Asal Mansouri: A Child Psychologist Who “Lived Like a Sunflower”
Asal Mansouri was 30 years old when she was shot and killed by Islamic Republic security forces during protests in Tehran on Friday, Jan ...
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Students Searched, Phones Seized: Iran’s Protest Crackdown Reaches Classrooms
The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations has called for a day of “mourning” and a “general strike” for today, We ...
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Rahele Akrami: Shot at Close Range in Narmak Square 26
Rahele Akrami, 35, was shot and killed by security forces on Thursday, January 8, during protests in Tehran. According to information ob ...
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Mohsen Sohrabi: Shot While Trying to Save a Friend in Aryashahr
According to information obtained by IranWire, Mohsen Sohrabi, 52, was shot and killed by security forces during the protests in Tehran’ ...
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Alireza Ghasimi: Shot in the Neck During Mashhad Protests
Alireza Ghasimi, a 23-year-old computer engineering student, was shot by law enforcement forces on Thursday, January 8 - the day the fir ...
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Inventory of the Dead: How Industrial Spaces Became Tools of State Violence
Since the beginning of the popular protests in January, the Islamic Republic has attributed these demonstrations to “foreign intelligenc ...
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Families across Iran defy pressure to honour January protest victims
Memorial ceremonies marking 40 days since the killing of protesters were held across Iran this week despite a heavy security presence, with mourners gathering at gravesides, performing traditional rituals and often chanting against the country’s rulers.
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Iran’s probe into protest violence struggles to gain credibility
Tehran's decision to form a committee to investigate violence during January protests has been met with widespread skepticism, including from some moderate voice inside Iran who say only an independent investigation can establish credibility.
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Iran’s president urges police to manage unrest with ‘minimum cost’
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday urged police to manage public unrest with the least possible cost, over a month after a sweeping crackdown on protests in which more than 36,500 people were killed.
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For the Future of Iran: We Should Not Replace Theocracy With Monarchy. There Must be a Third Choice
More than a month has passed since the deadly suppression of the January protests - protests that appear to have transformed the dynamic ...
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Inside Rasht’s Hospitals: Healthcare Worker Describes Two Nights of Killings
IranWire has previously published documents from two hospitals in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, showing that protesters on Janua ...
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Alireza Valipour: Kyokushin Champion and National Athlete Killed in a Protest
IranWire has learned that Alireza Valipour, a young Iranian karate champion and Kyokushin medalist, was shot and killed by Islamic Repub ...