As protests and strikes in Iran entered their eleventh day, reports indicate a rising death toll, widespread arrests of citizens, and the expansion of security forces’ crackdowns to hospitals, reflecting new dimensions of repression by the Iranian regime.
According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the largest opposition coalition, the tenth day of nationwide protests took place after at least 285 locations in 92 cities across 27 provinces had witnessed protest gatherings, labor strikes, or street actions over the past 10 days. At the same time, 22 universities have also been scenes of student protests.
Among the newly identified martyrs are two teenagers aged 14 and 15, and two 17-year-olds, who were brutally targeted by the regime’s forces.
Dozens of injuries among protesters have also been recorded, mostly caused by the firing of pellet and plastic bullets.
On the tenth day, Tuesday, January 6, protest gatherings were reported in cities including Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Qazvin, Bandar Abbas, Ilam, Zanjan, Borujerd, Marvdasht, Malekshahi, Babol, and Shahrekord. One of the most significant developments of the day was a widespread strike by Tehran’s bazaar merchants. Parts of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, including the gold and currency market, textile sellers, shoemakers, and home appliance shops, were fully or partially closed. This strike, which took place without any official call, was held in protest against sharp currency fluctuations, rising gold prices, market stagnation, and declining purchasing power.
Following the strike, the presence of security and law enforcement forces increased at the entrances to the bazaar and surrounding intersections, and in some areas the formation of gatherings was prevented. Nevertheless, the widespread closure of shops caused noticeable disruption to the bazaar’s daily activity and was assessed by observers as a sign of the linkage between economic grievances and street protests.
The NCRI’s report also indicates the continuation of violent actions by security forces in various cities. The use of tear gas, firing pellet weapons, and direct assaults on protesters were among the repression methods recorded over the past 24 hours.
One of the alarming developments in recent days has been the extension of repression into medical facilities. According to the report, security forces entered Khomeini Hospital in Ilam on the evening of January 3 and attempted to arrest several people injured during protests in Malekshahi County. Witnesses said tear gas was fired inside the hospital during the operation, creating an emergency situation and causing breathing problems for some patients.
Reports have also emerged of security forces entering Sina Hospital in Tehran on January 6. According to these reports, a number of people injured in the protests were arrested inside or around the hospital, an incident that witnesses say created an atmosphere of fear and disrupted patient treatment. As of the time of this report, no clear official explanation has been provided.
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Over the 10 days of protests, at least 2,076 citizens have been arrested; on the tenth day alone, the arrest or confirmation of arrest of 878 people was reported. Among them, about 200 women were transferred to Kachouii Prison in Karaj and 500 men to the Central Prison of Karaj.
The Iranian regime has released at least 15 videos of detainees’ “forced confessions” through state-run media outlets or platforms close to security institutions.
The list of the 31 martyrs of the uprising published to date by the PMOI/MEK is as follows:
- Dariush Ansari Bakhtiarvand, 37 – Fuladshahr (Isfahan) – December 31, 2025
- Amirhesam Khodayari Fard, 26 – Kuhdasht (Lorestan) – December 31, 2025
- Esmail Ghorayshvandi – Izeh (Khuzestan) – December 31, 2025
- Sajjad Valamanesh Zilayi, 28 – Lordegan (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) – January 1, 2026
- Ahmad Jalil, 21 – Lordegan (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) – January 1, 2026
- Shayan Asadollahi, 30 – Azna (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Mostafa Fallahi, 15 – Azna (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Wahab Ghaedi (Mousavi), 30 – Azna (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Khodadad Shirvani, 37 – Marvdasht (Fars) – January 1, 2026
- Ahmadreza Amani, 28 – Azna (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Mansour Mokhtari – Marvdasht (Fars) – January 1, 2026
- Ahad Ebrahimpour Abdoli, 35 – Nurabad (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Taha Safari, 15 – Azna (Lorestan) – January 1, 2026
- Reza Niknam – Kavar (Fars) – January 1, 2026
- Ali Azizi Jafarabadi, 42 – Harsin (Kermanshah) – January 2, 2026
- Amirhossein Bayati, 35 – Hamedan – January 2, 2026
- Hossein Rabiei – Qom – January 2, 2026
- Erfan Bozorgi – Marvdasht (Fars) – January 2, 2026
- Mohammad Qasem Rousta, 14 – Marvdasht (Fars) – January 2, 2026
- Mohammad Nouri, 17 – Qom – January 2, 2026
- Mohammad Moghaddasi (Bazouneh) – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Farez (Fars) Aghamohammadi – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Mehdi Emamipour – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Reza Azimzadeh – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Ali Karimi Bavelki – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Latif Karimi – Malekshahi (Ilam) – January 3, 2026
- Amirmohammad Kouhkan, 26 – Neyriz (Fars) – January 3, 2026
- Soroush (Hafez) Soleimani – Hafshejan (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) – January 3, 2026
- Reza Qanbari – Kermanshah – January 3, 2026
- Rasoul Kadivarian, 17 – Kermanshah – January 3, 2026
- Reza Kadivarian, 20 – Kermanshah – January 3, 2026.
