At least eight protesters have been killed, 119 arrested and 33 injured since the protest movement began on December 28, 2025, according to human rights organizations. Security forces have stepped up operations in the provinces of Fars, Lorestan, Isfahan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Nationwide protests against living conditions enter fifth day with security forces reportedly using live ammunition

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations.

TEHRAN: Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.…

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations.

At least eight protesters have been killed, 119 arrested and 33 injured since the protest movement began on December 28, 2025, according to human rights organizations. Security…

The protests, have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations.

At least 19 protesters have been killed during the unrest sparked by Iran's failing economy, human rights activists say.

PARIS: Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of…