27.01.2026 06:20
Protests that began due to economic issues in Iran continue on their 30th day, with the number of people who lost their lives in the demonstrations rising to 6,126. The U.S.-based Iran Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that 41,880 people have been detained as a result of events in many parts of the country.
The US-based Iran Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) announced that the number of people who lost their lives in protests that started due to economic issues in Iran has risen to 6,126.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS NEARLY 42,000
According to HRANA's report, 41,880 people have been detained as a result of events in many parts of the country. In the incidents that occurred during the protests, 6,126 people, including 214 security personnel, lost their lives. HRANA had reported yesterday that the death toll had risen to 5,848.
PROTESTS IN IRAN
Protests that began on December 28, 2025, led by shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar due to the rapid devaluation of the local currency against foreign currencies and the deepening economic troubles had spread across the country.
During the protests that escalated in the capital Tehran on January 8, the government had blocked internet access.
In a statement on January 21, based on the Forensic Medicine Institution of the Iran Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, it was announced that 3,117 people, including security forces and civilians, lost their lives during the incidents that occurred during the protests.
It was stated that 2,427 of these individuals were security forces and civilian citizens killed by "armed terrorist groups," while no information was provided about 690 people.
Although the protests in Iran have come to an end, HRANA, based in Virginia, USA, continues to update the death and arrest counts, claiming to have verified more cases.