(Day 17–19 of protests; as of Jan 15 early morning Tehran time)
Based on verified reports (Reuters, NYT, Guardian, Al Jazeera, Amnesty, HRW, HRANA, Iran International, ISW, NCRI ), rights groups, OSINT, smuggled videos/eyewitness accounts, and X posts (Farsi/English; delayed due to blackout >7 days, ~1% connectivity).
| Date / Period | Category | Description (verified details) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | Suppression & Defiance | ● Blackout day 6; scattered clashes Tehran/Mashhad/Kermanshah ● Eyewitness videos: live fire on crowds; Basij/police targets burned ● Death toll updates: HRANA ~2,400+; IranIntl/IHR 12,000+ feared (Jan 8–9 peak) ● Morgues overflow (Kahrizak footage); funerals → new protests ● Regime MP warns of unrest; partial phone access reveals higher casualties |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Ongoing Violence & Intl Response | ● Blackout day 7 (144+ hours); protests persist in pockets despite repression ● Regime hunts Starlink devices; raids homes; 18,000–50,000+ arrests reported ● Verified killings: children/minors among dead; sniper/fire from rooftops ● Reza Pahlavi video: outlines free Iran vision (end nuclear program, recognize Israel, Cyrus Accords) ● Trump: killings "stopped" (no major protests night prior); doubts Pahlavi support ● Iran FM on Fox: denies high toll ("hundreds only"); claims exaggeration ● UN/Amnesty: demands action; crimes against humanity warnings |
| Jan 15, 2026 (Early/Ongoing) | Persistence Amid Blackout | ● Blackout enters day 8; delayed reports of continued arrests/executions threats ● Smuggled messages: resistance grows; calls for global pressure ● Intl: US debates intervention; regime leaders reportedly moving assets abroad ● Total estimates: 2,000–20,000 killed since Dec 28; unprecedented since 1979 ● Iranians urge world: "Be our voice"; historic defiance vs massacre-level force |
Current as of January 15, 2026 early (extremely volatile; info delayed by blackout). Scale rivals/exceeds past uprisings; people show extraordinary courage.
🚨 BREAKING: Anti-ICE rioters tied a TOW ROPE to a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and RIPPED IT OUT with a pickup truck, as Minneapolis PD REFUSED to respond
THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE
DHS agents are SITTING DUCKS
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🚨 LIVE THEFT OF FEDERAL PROPERTY: Two DHS vehicles in Minneapolis looted with equipment & docs stolen.
Status Coup read the full DHS Minnesota ops plan on stream (names, IDs, phone numbers).
Felonies on felonies. This is insane. @TheJusticeDept @FBIDirectorKash @FBI… pic.twitter.com/TcbnC3udPh— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) January 15, 2026
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