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Exclusive Report: A credible source has directly confirmed that Keyvan Rezaei, son of Gol-Mohammad, aged 35, a Kurdish citizen and adherent of the Yarsan faith, was fatally shot on the evening of January 8, 2026, during public protests in the Dareh Derizh neighborhood of Kermanshah. Rezaei was a resident of Dareh Derizh and originally from Bani Bid village, Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province. According to the source, he was reportedly targeted by IRGC forces at the Kermanshah Nabi Akram Corps.

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Families Face ‘Bullet Fees’ or Basij Registration to Reclaim Loved Ones’ Bodies

Exclusive Report: A credible source with direct local contacts has confirmed that families of Yarsani citizens killed during the recent protests have been subjected to specific conditions in order to reclaim the bodies of their killed relatives. According to this source, authorities have demanded payments ranging from 700 million to 1 billion tomans (approximately $5,000–$7,000) as so-called “bullet fees” for the release of the bodies.

The source further reports that in cases involving Yarsani victims, families were presented with a stark choice: either pay the required fee or consent to the issuance of a Basij membership card for the deceased. In practical terms, families were reportedly compelled to declare that their loved one was affiliated with the Basij, or face the obligation to pay the bullet fee to obtain the body.

In one confirmed instance, the father of Ardeshir Zarei, a Yarsani citizen killed in Saveh, Markazi Province, on January 9, 2026, was confronted with these two options. Out of desperation, he reportedly agreed to declare his son a “Shahid” (martyr), an official designation used by the regime indicating the deceased was not a protester but had died in service to the state.

According to the same source, this practice appears designed to artificially inflate the number of official government casualties and to support the regime’s narrative attributing mass deaths to protesters rather than security forces.

While independent verification of these claims remains extremely difficult due to stringent information restrictions, the source’s direct local access and detailed knowledge raise serious concerns regarding systematic coercion, manipulation of victims’ identities, and grave violations of the dignity and rights of bereaved families.


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Alarming Conditions and Risk to Detainees at Greater Tehran Prison

Many individuals arrested during recent protests have reportedly been transferred to Greater Tehran Prison, where conditions are described by an informed source as critically and unprecedentedly severe.

Prison guards have allegedly been forced to remain on continuous duty for up to a week without leave. A significant presence of prison officials, judiciary security forces, and special police units has been reported. Mohammad Amir Dehestani, Deputy Prosecutor and Acting Deputy Head of the Tehran District 16 Prosecutor’s Office, is said to be present at the facility, with reports indicating the fabrication of cases against detainees.

According to the source, Ward 6 has been evacuated and prisoners from Ward 5 transferred there, leading to extreme overcrowding and the collapse of standard capacity limits. Newly detained individuals—predominantly young people arrested during recent protests—are also being sent to Ward 6.

Detainees are reportedly subjected to severe and inhumane treatment, including the use of tasers to the head and neck, tear gas fired directly at individuals, violent beatings upon admission, and denial of medical care despite serious injuries.

Living conditions are described as critical, with acute food shortages, poor-quality meals, and extreme overcrowding. Food portions intended for 10 prisoners are reportedly being shared among 15, and only those able to pay can access additional food. Some sections are said to hold approximately 230 detainees.

In light of the 2009 killings of detainees at Kahrizak Detention Center, these developments have raised serious concerns that individuals currently held at Greater Tehran Prison may face a real risk to their lives. The current conditions underscore the urgent need for international scrutiny and action to ensure the protection of detainees and to hold responsible authorities accountable for any violations of fundamental human rights.

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کهریزک دوم؛ زندانیان در زندان بزرگ تهران در معرض خطر

گزارش‌ها حاکی است که بسیاری از افرادی که در اعتراضات اخیر بازداشت شده‌اند، به زندان بزرگ تهران منتقل شده‌اند و یک منبع مطلع وضعیت این زندان را بحرانی و بی‌سابقه توصیف کرده است.

گفته می‌شود نیروهای نگهبان زندان مجبور شده‌اند تا یک هفته متوالی بدون مرخصی در محل خدمت بمانند. همچنین حضور گسترده مسئولان زندان، نیروهای امنیتی قوه قضائیه و یگان‌های ویژه گزارش شده است. محمد امیر دهستانی، معاون دادستان و جانشین سرپرست دادسرای ناحیه ۱۶ تهران نیز در زندان حضور دارد و گزارش‌ها حاکی از پرونده‌سازی علیه بازداشت‌شدگان است.

همین منبع مطلع اعلام کرده که تیپ ۶ زندان تخلیه و زندانیان تیپ ۵ به آن منتقل شده‌اند که منجر به ازدحام شدید و از بین رفتن ظرفیت استاندارد شده است. افراد تازه‌دستگیر شده، که اغلب جوانان بازداشت‌شده در اعتراضات هستند، نیز به تیپ ۶ منتقل می‌شوند.

رفتار با بازداشت‌شدگان خشونت‌آمیز و غیرانسانی توصیف شده است، از جمله زدن شوکر برقی به سر و گردن، شلیک مستقیم گاز اشک‌آور، ضرب و شتم شدید هنگام ورود و محرومیت از خدمات پزشکی علی‌رغم جراحات جدی.

شرایط معیشتی زندانیان نیز بحرانی گزارش شده است: کمبود شدید غذا، وعده‌های غذایی ناکافی و کم‌کیفیت و ازدحام شدید. گزارش‌ها نشان می‌دهد غذایی که پیش‌تر برای ۱۰ نفر بود، اکنون بین ۱۵ نفر تقسیم می‌شود و تنها زندانیانی که توان پرداخت دارند می‌توانند غذا تهیه کنند. برخی بخش‌ها حدود ۲۳۰ نفر را در خود جای داده‌اند.

با توجه به پیشینه قتل معترضان در بازداشتگاه کهریزک در سال ۱۳۸۸، این تحولات نگرانی جدی ایجاد کرده که جان بسیاری از زندانیان فعلی زندان بزرگ تهران در خطر باشد. شرایط کنونی ضرورت بررسی بین‌المللی و اقدام فوری برای حفاظت از جان زندانیان و پاسخگو کردن مسئولان در برابر نقض حقوق اساسی انسانی را نشان می‌دهد.


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Urban Intimidation by Armed Forces Across Iran

As Iran’s digital blackout reaches one week, videos documenting the Islamic Republic’s heavy military response to protests continue to emerge. A clear and recurring pattern is the extensive presence of security forces in multiple cities, apparently enforcing curfews and aiming to instill fear and intimidation among civilians.

One video shows the streets of Mashhad (Razavi Khorasan) on the evening of January 13, 2026. Security vehicles are parked along streets, while personnel on foot and riding motorcycles are visible across different parts of the city. Due to low nighttime lighting, details are limited.

Another video from Shahsavar (Tonekabon), Mazandaran Province, dated January 10, 2026, depicts individuals in IRGC uniforms riding motorcycles and driving Toyota Hilux pickup truck while carrying weapons and heavy machine guns. Police (FARAJA) vehicles and personnel, similarly armed, are also visible. At least one armored vehicle appears with a group of armed men positioned on its roof. The convoy includes at least one ambulance and several additional vehicles.

Observers describe these deployments as a deliberate attempt by the regime to deter public gatherings, suppress protests, and instill fear and intimidation across urban areas.

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Seven Days of Digital Blackout in Iran

Iranian people have now experienced a full week under a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Islamic Republic authorities. Despite severe communication restrictions and an intensified security crackdown, there are reports of some protest gatherings. According to NetBlocks, data show that after 168 hours, the internet blackout remains in effect nationwide.

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Prison-Style Phone Call Limits Reported Inside Iran

A number of Iranians abroad report that they can speak with their families and loved ones inside Iran for only one to three minutes, after which the calls are automatically disconnected. This system is similar to prison-style phone call controls, where communication is tightly restricted, monitored, and abruptly cut off.

The pattern has drawn comparisons to prison practices, where phone calls are typically cut off before executions, and limited contact is permitted only afterward for remaining prisoners. In practical terms, this suggests that following the mass killings, the Islamic Republic has extended a system of detention-style communication control to the entire population.

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Verified: Security Forces Open Fire in Dezful’s Saat (Khomeini) Square

A video circulating on social media appears to show security forces firing in a public square. Due to low lighting and distance, the individuals themselves are not clearly visible; however, at least two police (FARAJA) vehicles are seen maneuvering around the square and positioning near the forces. One of the vehicles, a pickup truck, is carrying armed personnel.

In less than one minute, approximately 21 distinct sounds resembling gunfire can be heard, along with three low-frequency blasts consistent with a launcher, potentially tear gas. Additional distant shots are also audible. In the background, sounds of shouting and chanting can be heard.

The location has been identified as Dezful, Khuzestan Province, with the incident occurring on January 9, 2026. Geolocation analysis by the IHRDC team places the video at Saat Square, also known as Khomeini Square, near the old bazaar of Dezful. On January 8, multiple news outlets reported anti-government protests in nearby areas. Distinctive architectural features seen in the video—including the shape of an arch and the minaret of a mosque partially visible behind other buildings—correspond with structures at Saat Square.

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According to Haalvsh, a human rights outlet reporting on Baluch human rights news in Iran, security measures remain in place across Zahedan on Friday, January 16, 2026. Citing concerns over potential protest activity, authorities have deployed a heavy presence of military and security forces throughout the city, particularly along roads leading to Makki Grand Mosque .

The report describes multiple military vehicles positioned in nearby streets and alleys, with armed personnel enforcing movement controls; measures that have significantly disrupted civilian traffic and contributed to an atmosphere of heightened intimidation.


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Exclusive: A credible source has directly reported that Amin Salami, a resident of the Elahiyeh neighborhood in Kermanshah, was killed on January 8, in the same area. According to the source, Salami owned a scarf and handbag shop in Elahiyeh and was killed during protests that took place that day.

Further details regarding the circumstances of his death have not yet been independently verified.

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Shocking Video Released from Kahrizak Forensic Center; A Mother Searches Among the Bodies

Journalist Farzad Seifikaran has shared a disturbing video, stating that new footage from the Kahrizak Forensic Medicine Center has reached him. The video shows a mother searching through a large number of bodies for her child. As she cries out, she can be heard shouting: “Death to Khamenei… they took my 22-year-old son… he has gone to heaven…”.

The video is reported to have been recorded on January 10, 2026. The release of these images once again highlights the profound human cost of the crackdown on protests and the deep suffering endured by the families of those killed.


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On the morning of Saturday, January 16, 2026, state-affiliated media reported the limited restoration of certain communication services inside Iran. According to these reports, SMS messaging has been reactivated and access to the so-called “national internet” has become available in some areas. At the same time, several Telegram channels of pro-government domestic media resumed activity, whereas until the evening of Friday, January 15, 2026, coverage had been largely restricted to outlets affiliated with security institutions, including the IRGC, and the state broadcaster.

Government officials have stated that restrictions will be lifted in a “phased” manner—beginning with SMS, followed by domestic internet access and local messaging platforms, and eventually the restoration of international internet connectivity. However, data from internet monitoring organization NetBlocks indicate that the increase in connectivity has been minimal, with overall access remaining at approximately 2 percent of normal levels.

These developments come amid a nationwide internet shutdown imposed on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026. According to reports and eyewitness accounts, the blackout coincided with a severe crackdown on protests and appears intended to prevent the dissemination of evidence of repression by cutting communications—measures that have significantly hindered independent reporting and timely documentation.

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The Tehran prosecutor rejected statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the cancellation of execution sentences for protesters, dismissing the remarks as “baseless.” Ali Salehi said the authorities’ response to protesters would be “decisive, deterrent, and swift,” and stated—without providing details—that indictments have been issued in a large number of protest-related cases. The comments come after Trump previously claimed that the implementation of execution sentences for hundreds of detained protesters in Iran had been halted.

Human rights observers warn that threats of execution and opaque judicial proceedings constitute serious violations of the right to life and the right to a fair trial, and underscore the urgent need for accountability and independent international oversight.

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صبح شنبه ۲۷ دی ۱۴۰۴، رسانه‌های حکومتی از فعال شدن محدود برخی خدمات ارتباطی در داخل ایران خبر دادند. بر اساس این گزارش‌ها، امکان ارسال پیامک برقرار شده و دسترسی به «اینترنت ملی» در برخی نقاط در دسترس قرار گرفته است.

هم‌زمان، تعدادی از کانال‌های تلگرامی رسانه‌های داخلی نزدیک به حکومت فعالیت خود را از سر گرفته‌اند؛ در حالی که تا شامگاه جمعه ۲۶ دی ۱۴۰۴، عمدتا تنها رسانه‌های وابسته به نهادهای امنیتی (سپاه) و صداوسیما فعال بودند. مقام‌های حکومتی اعلام کرده‌اند که رفع محدودیت‌ها به‌صورت «مرحله‌ای» انجام می‌شود و ابتدا پیامک، سپس اینترنت داخلی و پیام‌رسان‌های بومی و در نهایت اینترنت بین‌المللی برقرار خواهد شد. با این حال، داده‌های نهادهای ناظر، نت بلاکس؛ نشان می‌دهد که افزایش اتصال بسیار محدود بوده و سطح دسترسی همچنان در حد ۲ درصد از وضعیت عادی باقی مانده است.

این تحولات در شرایطی رخ می‌دهد که قطع گسترده اینترنت از شامگاه پنج‌شنبه ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ اعمال شده و به گفته گزارش‌ها و روایت‌های شاهدان عینی، هم‌زمان با سرکوب شدید اعتراضات که با هدف جلوگیری از انتشار اسناد سرکوب، و قطع ارتباطات بوده است؛ وضعیتی که مستندسازی مستقل و دسترسی به اطلاعات را به‌طور جدی مختل کرده است.

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دادستان تهران ادعای لغو اعدام معترضان را رد کرد دادستان تهران اظهارات دونالد ترامپ درباره لغو احکام اعدام معترضان را رد کرد و آن را «حرف مفت و بی‌جهت» خواند. علی صالحی تأکید کرد برخورد با معترضان «قاطع، بازدارنده و سریع» است و بدون ارائه جزئیات گفت برای شمار زیادی از پرونده‌های معترضان کیفرخواست صادر شده است.

این واکنش در حالی مطرح می‌شود که ترامپ پیش‌تر مدعی لغو اجرای احکام اعدام صدها معترض در ایران شده بود. ناظران حقوق بشری هشدار می‌دهند که تهدید به اعدام و رسیدگی‌های غیرشفاف، نقض آشکار حق دادرسی عادلانه و حق حیات است و مستلزم پاسخ‌گویی فوری و نظارت مستقل بین‌المللی است.

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