Death Sentence Issued for Armin Nourmohammadi
Armin Nourmohammadi was arrested in 2023, after the end of the 2022 protests, along with eight others in Islamshahr.
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Killing of a 16-year-old Kurdish teenager
According to reports received by Awatoday, Melika Shahmoradi, a 16-year-old Kurdish teenager from Kerend-e Gharb, in Kermanshah Province (Iranian Kurdistan), was killed on Thursday, January 8, 2026, during popular protests in the Shahrak-e Moallem neighborhood of Kerman
More than 6,000 protesters with eye injuries have sought treatment at a clinic in Tehran
Amir Mobarez Parastar, head of the Munich Eye Center, said in an interview with an Iranian media outlet that, based on precise information provided to him, more than 6,000 people with eye injuries have visited Noor Eye Clinic in Tehran over the past few days.
The Islamic Republic Carries Out Execution-Style Killings of Wounded Protesters
According to published reports and eyewitness testimonies, wounded protesters in various cities across Kurdistan and Iran have been subjected to execution-style killings by the military-terrorist forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Teachers’ Trade Associations Coordination Council Condemns the Arrest of Children
The Coordination Council of Teachers’ Trade Associations of Iran has expressed deep concern over the arrest of hundreds of children and adolescents under the age of 18 during the nationwide protests of Dey 1404 (January 2026), describing these actions as a clear violation of the
Iran-Affiliated Terrorist Killed
According to published reports, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, members of the group Jaish al-Adl ambushed and opened fire on a vehicle carrying the commander of the Shahrderaz checkpoint, near Iranshahr in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
HRANA reports expansion of the geographical spread of protests
Nationwide protests in Iran continued into their eighth day.
Two Kurdish citizens killed and wounded by forces of the Islamic Republic
According to a report received by AvaToday, protesting citizens in the Jafarabad neighborhood of Kermanshah took to the streets on the afternoon of Sunday, January 4, 2026, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
At least 23 people killed in the first week of protests
One week after the start of protests in Iran, at least 23 citizens have been killed during recent demonstrations in the cities of Malekshahi, Hamedan, Harsin, Nourabad, Kuhdasht, Azna, Lordegan, Fooladshahr, and Marvdasht, located in the provinces of Kermanshah (Kermashan), Lore
At least five protesters killed by direct fire from Iranian security forces
Amid the continuation of anti-government protests across Iran, security forces of the Islamic Republic have attempted to suppress demonstrations through the use of live ammunition against protesters. Reports indicate that at least five protesters have been killed so far.