![Members of the Iranian diaspora, along with supporters, local activists and passersby, gather during the “Demonstration for the Liberation of Iran”, expressing solidarity with Iranian women and men calling for freedom, justice and human rights, in Warsaw, Poland on January 17, 2026. [Artur Widak - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260117-40283266-40283255-DEMONSTRATION_IN_SUPPORT_OF_IRAN_PROTESTS_IN_WARSAW-1-scaled-e1768820397664.jpg)
Oslo-based Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) has published the names of 4,219 people killed during Iran’s December 2025–January 2026 protests. The report documents details of the crackdown in which state forces fired live ammunition into crowds, reportedly shot people from behind as they fled and killed bystanders who were taking no part in the demonstrations. Titled The January 2026 Protest Killings in Iran, the report describes the killings as one of the most extensive massacres of protesters in Iran’s contemporary history. IHRNGO says its count is “an absolute minimum”. Iran protests: The tipping point that wasn’t The protests began on 28 December 2025 in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar over economic conditions and spread across the country as anti-government demonstrations. They peaked on […]
