A citizen named Mohsen Vafanejad wrote on X that the person depicted in a graphic video from Qom is his cousin, Hossein Rabiei.

Mohsen Vafanejad wrote: “My dear cousin, Hossein Rabiei… they tore him apart.”

In the video shared online, a person can be heard shouting: “They killed our children, they bombed [the area].”

The news channel Vahid Online also reported, citing a user, that Hossein Rabiei owned a well-known auto parts shop at Ghaffari Intersection in Qom. According to the report, Rabiei would always place a large water cooler filled with cold water outside his shop, with a note attached reading “In memory of Khodanour," a young Baluchi man killed during the 2022 Woman Life Freedom protests. This reportedly led security forces to repeatedly confiscate the cooler and summon Rabiei on multiple occasions.

Vahid Online further quoted another user saying that after Rabiei’s hand was severed, he asked someone to contact his father and inform him. However, when his father arrived at the address he was given, he could not find him. Rabiei’s body was later found several streets away. His body has still not been handed over to his family.

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Security Forces Raid Hospital in Ilam to Arrest Injured Protesters


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According to reports and videos shared on social media, on the evening of January 8 in Tehran, as crowds were moving from Heravi Square toward Pasdaran, security forces opened direct fire on people from inside a police station.

An eyewitness reports that at least 30 people were shot and two were killed. In the video included in this post, a person is seen who was shot in the side, lost consciousness, and was taken to Labbafinejad Hospital in a private vehicle.

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On Friday, January 9, 2026, amid an internet shutdown, people in Zahedan gathered in protest after Friday prayers around Makki Mosque. Islamic Republic security forces responded by opening direct fire and using tear gas to suppress the crowd, resulting in multiple protesters being injured.

On the same day, residents of Chabahar also took to the streets after Friday prayers to hold protest gatherings. These demonstrations were likewise met with violent crackdowns by Islamic Republic forces, leading to clashes between protesters and security units.

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Graphic video reportedly shows several protesters killed in Fardis, Alborz Province, during the protests held on January 8.


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Several videos received from inside Iran indicate a violent and bloody crackdown on protesters on the evening of January 8, 2026.

In the first video, sent from Tehran, an injured individual is seen lying on the ground with severe bleeding from the head. At the same time, the sound of gunfire can be heard in the background. People present at the scene state that the individual is still showing signs of life and must be transferred to a hospital as quickly as possible.

The second video, also related to the protests on the night of January 8 in Tehran, shows another person lying on the ground with heavy bleeding from the head. Bystanders are seen using paper tissues in an attempt to stop the bleeding from one of the wounds. One person at the scene says the individual has died, while another, in tears, can be heard shouting, “Please, hold on.” A short distance away, another injured person is visible on the ground. Although no gunfire is heard in this video, the sounds of crying and distress among those present are clearly audible.

At present, with the internet shut down and even international phone calls blocked, there is no information available regarding the current condition of these individuals. Visual evidence from the videos also suggests that the injuries sustained are not the result of trampling or crowd congestion.


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Footage of the Islamic Republic forces opening fire on Hazrati Street in the city of Kazerun, Fars Province, on January 10.

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Reports indicate that on the evening of January 8, 2026, a significant number of protesters were killed by security forces in various cities across Iran.

According to an informed source, nearly 200 people were killed in Tehran alone as a result of direct gunfire, with many victims reportedly shot in the head.

At present, due to widespread internet disruptions and even restrictions on international phone calls, independent and accurate verification of these figures through reliable sources is not possible.


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Continued Protests in Iran, Saturday Night – Rasht, Gilan | January 10, 2026

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According to an informed source speaking to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, all members of a Yarsani family were arrested yesterday, Friday, January 9, in Kerend-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province.

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At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, reports indicate intense and direct clashes between protesters and security forces in the areas of 17 Shahrivar Street and Shadabad. Witnesses report that the security forces are non-Iranian and were chanting “Ya Allah, Hezbollah.”
At this time, independent verification of these reports is not possible.

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Eyewitness videos from across Iran show plainclothes agents, IRGC forces, and police firing live and less-lethal ammunition directly at unarmed protesters. The footage documents a longstanding, systematic use of lethal force by the Islamic Republic against civilians exercising their right to protest. While such violence is not new, the scale and intensity recorded in the past 72 hours exceed even the November 2019 crackdown. The Islamic Republic, and those who ordered and carried out these acts, must be held accountable.

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A Witness from Kahrizak

A citizen describes a warehouse in Kahrizak, Tehran, where the bodies of slain protesters were piled as families frantically searched for their loved ones. Through tears, he recounts witnessing a civilian beside him shot dead by live fire from security forces and says he saw hundreds of bodies from the protests.

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با وجود سرکوب گسترده، بازداشت‌های فراوان، تیراندازی مستقیم و فشارهای بی‌سابقه امنیتی، اعتراضات دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ پس از ۱۴ روز پیاپی همچنان ادامه دارد و به یکی از ماندگارترین موج‌های اعتراضی سال‌های اخیر تبدیل شده است. در این مدت، مردم در شهرهای مختلف بارها و بارها به خیابان آمده‌اند؛ نشانه‌ای روشن از آن‌که ترس جای خود را به امید و اراده برای تغییر داده است. استمرار اعتراضات در شرایطی که هزینه‌ها سنگین‌تر شده، بیانگر عمق نارضایتی عمومی و عزم جامعه برای پایان دادن به وضع موجود است.

در حالی که اینترنت برای چند روز متوالی قطع یا به‌شدت مختل شده و حکومت تلاش کرده با ایجاد انزوای خبری صدای معترضان را خاموش کند، مردم همچنان راه خیابان را انتخاب می‌کنند و خواهان تغییر بنیادین این نظام هستند. این حضور مداوم، حتی در تاریکیِ تحمیل‌شده‌ی قطع ارتباطات، نشان می‌دهد که مطالبه‌ی آزادی، عدالت و کرامت انسانی به نیرویی بازگشت‌ناپذیر تبدیل شده است؛ نیرویی که نه با گلوله متوقف می‌شود و نه با قطع اینترنت، و هر روز ریشه‌دارتر از قبل به پیش می‌رود.


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Vahid Online shared a video, describing it as a deeply distressing scene from the Kahrizak Forensic Center in Tehran, showing victims killed on Thursday, January 8. According to the post, the source of the video is someone who has recently left Iran. The bodies of those killed were reportedly transported in a pickup truck, while people were told: “Look through them and find your loved one’s body.”

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In the past 72 hours alone, the Islamic Republic has killed hundreds of unarmed protesters across Iran.

As in prior crackdowns, the regime imposed a nationwide internet blackout, cut international communications, and then deployed lethal force against civilians. This time, the scale of the killings cannot be concealed.

Despite systematic censorship, videos, photographs, and eyewitness testimony documenting mass shootings continue to surface. The volume, consistency, and credibility of this evidence make denial untenable—both inside Iran and among regime apologists abroad.

Having failed to suppress the facts, authorities have reverted to a familiar tactic: narrative reconstruction. State media now brand protesters as “terrorists,” reviving the rhetoric that preceded mass executions in the 1980s, including the 1988 massacre. This framing has been explicitly endorsed by the Supreme Leader, the head of the judiciary, and national police.

The judiciary has announced expedited special courts to prosecute thousands of civilians, including children, in proceedings that strip defendants of due process.

On the basis of credible and corroborated evidence, the Islamic Republic is committing large-scale crimes against humanity. The international community must unequivocally condemn these acts and hold the regime, its officials, and its agents accountable.

https://iranhrdc.org/crimes-against-humanity-in-iran-silence-is-not-an-option/


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After hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed across Iran, the Islamic Republic declared three days of “public mourning”—a blatant attempt to distort reality, legitimize state violence, and intensify repression. State media call the victims “martyrs of the Iranian national resistance against the U.S. and the Zionist regime,” claiming protesters attacked the people, Basij, and law enforcement with “ISIS-like” brutality.

This is not an error, but a pattern: the regime massacres, denies the killings, fabricates reality, and pressures victims’ families to enforce the official lie

Swift, secretive trials and labeling protesters “ISIS-like” signal the regime’s intent to justify further massacres. The international community is obligated—not out of sympathy, but based on legal and ethical responsibilities—to take effective, targeted, and binding measures to prevent this regime and its forces from continuing the suppression and murder of defenseless citizens, and to hold them accountable for their crimes.

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Iran protests continue; Sunday, January 11, 2026 — Punak, Tehran

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Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old man detained during Iran’s recent protests, is facing an imminent risk of execution.

According to Hengaw, agents of the Islamic Republic informed Soltani’s family that he has been sentenced to death and that the execution is scheduled for Wednesday, January 14. The family has been told they will be allowed only a brief final visit before the sentence is carried out.

The alarming speed of his arrest, sentencing, and the announcement of an execution date has raised serious concerns about the complete absence of due process and the emergence of so-called “summary courts” — a pattern that could lead to the rapid and widespread execution of protesters.

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