26.01.2026 07:01
Protests that began due to economic issues in Iran continue on their 29th day, with the number of people who lost their lives in the demonstrations rising to 5,848. The U.S.-based Iran Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that the number of those detained during the events has reached 41,283.
The U.S.-based Iran Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) announced that the number of people who lost their lives in protests that began due to economic issues in Iran has risen to 5,848.
According to HRANA's report, 41,283 people have been detained as a result of incidents in many parts of the country. In the events that occurred during the protests, 5,848 people, including 209 security personnel, lost their lives. HRANA had reported yesterday that the death toll had risen to 5,459.
PROTESTS IN IRAN
Protests that began on December 28, 2025, led by shopkeepers in the Grand Bazaar of Tehran due to the rapid devaluation of the local currency against foreign currencies and the deepening economic troubles spread across the country.
During the protests that escalated in the capital Tehran on January 8, the government had blocked internet access as a result of the incidents that occurred.
In a statement made yesterday by the Forensic Medicine Organization of the Iran Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, it was stated that 3,117 people, including security forces and civilians, lost their lives during the incidents that occurred during the protests.
It was expressed 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 detention counts, claiming to have verified more cases.