12.02.2026 10:24
The U.S.-based Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) announced that the number of people who lost their lives in the protests that began on December 28, 2025, due to economic issues and were suppressed by security forces on January 8-9 is 7,002.
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.
DEATH TOLL EXCEEDS 7 THOUSAND
According to HRANA's report, 52,941 people have been detained in incidents during protests across many parts of the country, and 7,002 people have lost their lives, including 214 security personnel.
HRANA reported that 11,730 cases are currently under investigation, and the latest death toll shared was 6,984.
PROTESTS IN IRAN
The 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 escalating protests in the capital Tehran on January 8, the government blocked internet access, and on January 8-9, security forces intervened to suppress the protests.
The Iranian Foundation for Martyrs and Veterans announced on January 21, based on the Forensic Medicine Institution, that 3,117 people, including security forces and civilians, had lost their lives in 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 individuals.