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Iran Protests: Over 4,900 Dead Amid Brutal Crackdown

1/22/2026

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Reports from Iran indicate abuses amid protests, including alleged sexual assaults on youths and families paying up to 10 billion rials to recover bodies.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) says detainees are killed and bodies burned.
As of now, 4,902 fatalities have been confirmed and 26,541 arrests reported.
Clashes continue in Kermanshah.
Ali Safavi of NCRI warns the regime will persist in brutal suppression.

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Reports from Iran indicate abuses amid protests, including alleged sexual assaults on youths and families paying up to 10 billion rials to recover bodies.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) says detainees are killed and bodies burned.
As of now, 4,902 fatalities have been confirmed and 26,541 arrests reported.
Clashes continue in Kermanshah.
Ali Safavi of NCRI warns the regime will persist in brutal suppression.