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| type = [[Massacre]]s, [[mass murder]], [[mass shooting]], [[Capital punishment in Iran|executions]], [[summary execution]]s, [[torture murder]]s |
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| type = [[Massacre]]s, [[mass murder]], [[mass shooting]], [[Capital punishment in Iran|executions]], [[summary execution]]s, [[torture murder]]s |
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| fatalities = 6,488{{efn|{{*}}6,488 confirmed deaths of protesters per [[Human Rights Activists in Iran]] News Agency in-depth report ''The Crimson Winter''[{{cite web |last1=Cushing |first1=Belle |last2=Faucon |first2=Benoit |last3=Stancati |first3=Margherita |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-protesters-recount-the-war-zone-that-left-thousands-dead-c04ed4b1 |title=Iranian Protesters Recount the 'War Zone' That Left Thousands Dead |date=22 February 2026 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=23 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223075011/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-protesters-recount-the-war-zone-that-left-thousands-dead-c04ed4b1 |url-status=live }}]/>
{{*}}On 16 January, [[Mai Sato]], the [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran]] stated that at least 5,000 had been killed and that the number could be as high as 20,000.[Amnesty International, 26 January 2026, https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2026/01/what-happened-at-the-protests-in-iran/]}} |
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| fatalities = 6,488–36,500{{efn|{{*}}6,488 confirmed deaths of protesters per [[Human Rights Activists in Iran]] News Agency in-depth report ''The Crimson Winter''[{{cite web |last1=Cushing |first1=Belle |last2=Faucon |first2=Benoit |last3=Stancati |first3=Margherita |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-protesters-recount-the-war-zone-that-left-thousands-dead-c04ed4b1 |title=Iranian Protesters Recount the 'War Zone' That Left Thousands Dead |date=22 February 2026 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=23 February 2026 |archive-date=23 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223075011/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-protesters-recount-the-war-zone-that-left-thousands-dead-c04ed4b1 |url-status=live }}]
{{*}}>30,000 based on hospital data per Amir Parasta per ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
{{*}}Over 36,500 killed during 8–9 January, per [[Iran International]]
{{*}}On 28 January, ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that the death toll could be more than 30,000, and that less than 10% of deaths may have been officially registered.[/>]
{{*}}On 16 January, [[Mai Sato]], the [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran]] stated that at least 5,000 had been killed and that the number could be as high as 20,000.[Amnesty International, 26 January 2026, https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2026/01/what-happened-at-the-protests-in-iran/]}} |
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| perpetrator = [[Government of Iran]] and allied [[Involvement of foreign militias in the suppression of protests in Iran|foreign militias]] |
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| perpetrator = [[Government of Iran]] and allied [[Involvement of foreign militias in the suppression of protests in Iran|foreign militias]] |
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Since the beginning of the [[2025–2026 Iranian protests|2025–26 Iranian protests]], the [[government of Iran|Iranian government]] has perpetrated widespread [[Massacre|massacres]] of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing [[Involvement of foreign militias in the suppression of protests in Iran|foreign militias]] to suppress public dissent nationwide. {{As of|2026|01|25}}, the total death toll estimates ranged from 6,488 including 209 government-affiliated military and non-military personnel,[{{Cite web |date=25 January 2026 |title=Day Twenty-Nine of the Protests: Threats of Property Confiscation and the Continuation of Blocking and Intimidation Policies |url=https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-nine-of-the-protests-threats-of-property-confiscation-and-the-continuation-of-blocking-and-intimidation-policies/ |publisher=HRANA |access-date=26 January 2026 |archive-date=26 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126104846/https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-nine-of-the-protests-threats-of-property-confiscation-and-the-continuation-of-blocking-and-intimidation-policies/ |url-status=live }}] making these among the [[List of massacres in Iran|largest massacres in the modern history of Iran]]. |
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Since the beginning of the [[2025–2026 Iranian protests|2025–26 Iranian protests]], the [[government of Iran|Iranian government]] has perpetrated widespread [[Massacre|massacres]] of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing [[Involvement of foreign militias in the suppression of protests in Iran|foreign militias]] to suppress public dissent nationwide. {{As of|2026|01|25}}, the total death toll estimates ranged from 6,488 people to upwards of ~36,500 people,[{{Cite web |date=25 January 2026 |title=Day Twenty-Nine of the Protests: Threats of Property Confiscation and the Continuation of Blocking and Intimidation Policies |url=https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-nine-of-the-protests-threats-of-property-confiscation-and-the-continuation-of-blocking-and-intimidation-policies/ |publisher=HRANA |access-date=26 January 2026 |archive-date=26 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260126104846/https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-nine-of-the-protests-threats-of-property-confiscation-and-the-continuation-of-blocking-and-intimidation-policies/ |url-status=live }}] making these among the [[List of massacres in Iran|largest massacres in the modern history of Iran]]. |
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Iranian authorities have imposed [[2026 Internet blackout in Iran|a near-total internet shutdown]] as part of their crackdown on the protests, restricting communication inside the country and [[2026 Internet blackout in Iran|limiting the flow of information]] about the killings to the outside world.[{{Cite news |title=How Iran's regime has hidden its brutal crackdown |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/12/how-irans-regime-has-hidden-its-brutal-crackdown |access-date=16 January 2026 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613 |archive-date=25 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125223505/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/12/how-irans-regime-has-hidden-its-brutal-crackdown |url-status=live }}] On 12 January 2026, [[Esmail Baghaei|Esmaeil Baghayi]], the spokesperson for the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)|Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], confirmed that security forces had directly shot at protesters.[{{Cite news |date=12 January 2026 |title=سخنگوی وزارت خارجه جمهوری اسلامی «شلیک مستقیم» به شهروندان معترض را تایید کرد |trans-title=Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Confirms 'Direct Shooting' at Protesters |url=https://www.iranintl.com/fa/202601128775 |access-date=12 January 2026 |agency=Iran International |language=fa}}] |
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Iranian authorities have imposed [[2026 Internet blackout in Iran|a near-total internet shutdown]] as part of their crackdown on the protests, restricting communication inside the country and [[2026 Internet blackout in Iran|limiting the flow of information]] about the killings to the outside world.[{{Cite news |title=How Iran's regime has hidden its brutal crackdown |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/12/how-irans-regime-has-hidden-its-brutal-crackdown |access-date=16 January 2026 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613 |archive-date=25 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125223505/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/12/how-irans-regime-has-hidden-its-brutal-crackdown |url-status=live }}] On 12 January 2026, [[Esmail Baghaei|Esmaeil Baghayi]], the spokesperson for the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)|Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], confirmed that security forces had directly shot at protesters.[{{Cite news |date=12 January 2026 |title=سخنگوی وزارت خارجه جمهوری اسلامی «شلیک مستقیم» به شهروندان معترض را تایید کرد |trans-title=Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Confirms 'Direct Shooting' at Protesters |url=https://www.iranintl.com/fa/202601128775 |access-date=12 January 2026 |agency=Iran International |language=fa}}] |
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On 25 January, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' reported that a specific list included 30,304 protest-related deaths registered in civilian hospitals for 8 and 9 January alone.[{{Cite web |date=31 January 2026 |title=Appropriating the death count: Manufacturing consent for an attack on Iran |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/31/appropriating-the-death-count-manufacturing-consent-for-an-attack-on-iran |access-date=14 April 2026 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |language=en}}] An Iranian doctors' network cited by the ''[[The Guardian]]'' estimated that the death toll could be more than 30,000, based on an estimated factor of ten undercount in the official death toll.[{{Cite web |date=19 February 2026 |title=Iranians grieve defiantly for thousands killed in last month's crackdown |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-memorials-chehelom-71e5db503a287126a2d31cb32a2809eb |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |language=en}}] |
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[[Ali Larijani]], the secretary of the [[Supreme National Security Council]], has been described as the mastermind of the massacres, according to former Iranian government officials, while the crackdown was initiated in pursuit of orders from [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] and senior officials to use live fire on protesters;[{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/19/after-irans-massacres-tensions-grow-inside-the-regime |title=After Iran's massacres, tensions grow inside the regime|access-date=19 January 2026 |work=The Economist |date=19 January 2026}}] Worldwide [[Global day of action for the Iranian people|support protests]] took place on 14 February,[{{cite web |date=15 February 2026|title=Over a million people rally worldwide in solidarity with Iran protests|url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602146821|access-date=15 February 2026|website=Iran International}}] and protest waves restarted in [[western Iran]] on 16 February[{{cite Q|Q138391018|url-status=live}}][{{cite web |date=21 February 2026 |title=Iranian Students Chant Anti-Government Slogans, Clash With Security Forces In Tehran |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-student-protests-tehran/33684136.html |access-date=22 February 2026 |website=Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty |archive-date=22 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222032754/https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-student-protests-tehran/33684136.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |last1=Mehdi-Ardalan |first1=Siavash |last2=Lukiv |first2=Jaroslav |date=21 February 2026 |title=Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o |access-date=22 February 2026 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=21 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260221233714/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o |url-status=live }}] |
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[[Ali Larijani]], the secretary of the [[Supreme National Security Council]], has been described as the mastermind of the massacres, according to former Iranian government officials, while the crackdown was initiated in pursuit of orders from [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] and senior officials to use live fire on protesters;[{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/19/after-irans-massacres-tensions-grow-inside-the-regime |title=After Iran's massacres, tensions grow inside the regime|access-date=19 January 2026 |work=The Economist |date=19 January 2026}}] Worldwide [[Global day of action for the Iranian people|support protests]] took place on 14 February,[{{cite web |date=15 February 2026|title=Over a million people rally worldwide in solidarity with Iran protests|url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602146821|access-date=15 February 2026|website=Iran International}}] and protest waves restarted in [[western Iran]] on 16 February[{{cite Q|Q138391018|url-status=live}}][{{cite web |date=21 February 2026 |title=Iranian Students Chant Anti-Government Slogans, Clash With Security Forces In Tehran |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-student-protests-tehran/33684136.html |access-date=22 February 2026 |website=Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty |archive-date=22 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222032754/https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-student-protests-tehran/33684136.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |last1=Mehdi-Ardalan |first1=Siavash |last2=Lukiv |first2=Jaroslav |date=21 February 2026 |title=Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o |access-date=22 February 2026 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=21 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260221233714/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o |url-status=live }}] |
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| UN Human Rights Experts / Special Rapporteur on Iran || February 2026 || Tens of thousands (discrepancy noted; official 3,117 vs. grassroots estimates in tens of thousands) || |
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| UN Human Rights Experts / Special Rapporteur on Iran || February 2026 || Tens of thousands (discrepancy noted; official 3,117 vs. grassroots estimates in tens of thousands) || |
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| ''The Guardian'' (citing medics/morgue staff) || January 2026 || >30,000 possible || |
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| ''Time'' magazine (citing Iranian health ministry officials) || January 2026 || >30,000 (up to 33,000+) || |
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| Iran International (opposition/exile media, leaked docs) || January 2026 || 36,500+ || |
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=== Human rights organisations and independent media === |
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=== Human rights organisations and independent media === |
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