Alireza Tavakkoli, 19: Killed and Family Threatened with Exhumation
According to information obtained by IranWire, Alireza Tavakkoli, a 19-year-old protester originally from Isfahan, was killed by gunfire ...
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Iranian Teachers Union: More Than 160 Children Were Killed During The Protests
The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations issued a call to action, saying that more than 160 children and adolesc ...
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Iran’s Economy in the Shadow of War, The Future is Uncertain
The dual threat of “war or negotiation” is weighing heavily on Tehran at a time when Iran is facing its deepest economic crisis in nearl ...
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Mohadiseh Shahbazi: Wounded, Left Unidentified, and Later Counted Among the Dead
Since the beginning of the popular protests in January, the Islamic Republic has attributed these demonstrations to “foreign intelligenc ...
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Rouhollah Mahdian: Body Discovered After Five Days with Signs of Gunshot
After five days of being missing, the family of Rouhollah Mahdian found his body at Behesht-e Reza cemetery in Mashhad. His body showed ...
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Morteza Rahnama: Killed While Rescuing Protesters in Mashhad
Since the protests began in January, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly blamed them on “foreign intelligence and security services. ” St ...
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Farhad Amamani: Arrested, Body Returned with a Bullet to the Heart
According to information received by IranWire from an informed source, Farhad Amamani, a 25-year-old Iranian citizen, was killed during ...
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Iranian Baha’i Parents: Our Daughter’s Life is in Danger!
The parents of Venus Hosseinejad, a Baha’i citizen detained in the city of Kerman, have described their daughter’s situation in a letter ...
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UN Rapporteur: Scale of Repression in Iran Exceeds Anything Anticipated
Mai Sato, a British-based Japanese legal scholar, has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights i ...
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Tehran Close to Water Tension as Dam Water Drops to Worrying Levels
On Wednesday, February 4, the Mehr News Agency reported that Tehran is approaching what officials call “water tension,” a situation wher ...
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Young People Debate Democracy or Normalcy in a Tehran Coffee Shop
Today, Wednesday, marks the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the figure believed to be in the Great Occultation. The ruling theocracy has declare ...
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Pouya Gholamali: Killed in Tehran’s Haft-Hoz, Family Pressurised to Accept “Martyr” Label
According to information received by IranWire, Pouya Gholamali, 32, was shot at close range in the chest and killed on Thursday, January ...
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Iranian Lawyer: Families of Detainees Pushed Into Extortion Under Bail System
Hadi Sharifzadeh, a lawyer and member of the Fars Province Bar Association, told the ILNA news agency that the families of detainees are ...
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What Remained in East Tehran After the Protests: A First-Person Account
A taxi takes me from downtown Tehran, near Imam Khomeini Square, close to the metro hub where Mahsa (Jina) Amini was arrested for “impro ...
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Government Official: The Internet is Still Not Connected in Iran
Nearly a month after Iran imposed a sweeping internet shutdown in response to the nationwide protests of January 2026, access remains he ...
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Children’s Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Release of Minors Arrested During the Protests
A group of civil society organizations and children’s rights activists has published a letter addressed to the head of Iran’s Prisons, S ...
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Rasul Jafari: Killed in Esfarayen; His Body Buried Secretly
According to information obtained by IranWire, Rasul Jafari, 19, was shot by Islamic Republic forces during protests in Esfarayen, in No ...
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Pouya Norouzi: A Taekwondo Athlete Killed in Mamasani
According to information obtained by IranWire, Pouya Norouzi, a 27-year-old taekwondo athlete, was killed by direct gunfire from Islamic ...
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Ismail Ganji-Goli: Killed by 60 Pellets While Rescuing a Young Girl
According to information obtained by IranWire through conversations with an eyewitness and relatives, Ismail Ganji-Goli was killed in Ar ...
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Mohammad-Mehdi Seifollah-Pour: Killed by Regime, His Family is Forced to Blame the Opposition
According to information received by IranWire, 23-year-old Mohammad-Mehdi Seifollah-Pour, a resident of western Tehran, was killed by gu ...