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Day 18 Of Iran Uprising: Judiciary Chief Visits Prisons to Expedite Executions; 38 More Martyrs Identified
The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has reached its eighteenth day on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Following a seventeenth day marked by the regime erecting concrete walls in Ahvaz and evacuating universities to stifle dissent in tandem with an ongoing nationwide internet blackout, the confrontation has escalated significantly. On Wednesday, the regime’s desperation became palpable as Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje’i personally visited Tehran prisons, issuing orders for the immediate execution of detained protesters. While the regime attempts to enforce a digital blackout by raiding homes for Starlink equipment, the resistance continues to grow, with fierce clashes reported in Tehran, Mashhad, and Kermanshah.
Why Iran’s Nationwide Uprising Continues Despite Brutal Repression
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Iran’s nationwide uprising entered its 17th consecutive day, with protests and clashes reported across Tehran and numerous provincial cities. The events highlight the regime’s inability to contain a society determined to challenge tyranny. In Tehran, thousands gathered in the Sadeghieh district, chanting “Death to the dictator.” Rebellious youths confronted special units in Haft Howz, Piroozi, Teatr-e Shahr, Ashrafi Esfahani, Tehranpars, and Valiasr. Nighttime demonstrations also took place in Ekbatan Town. In Naziabad, regime forces fired pellet guns indiscriminately, injuring several protesters. Earlier in the day, mourners at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery carried the bodies of slain protesters while chanting “Death to Khamenei,” turning funerals into acts of renewed defiance.
Washington, DC – Iranian Americans Rally at Capitol Hill in Solidarity with Iran’s Nationwide Uprising
Washington, DC – January 13, 2026: Iranian Americans and freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the US Capitol to show solidarity with the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran. Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) chanted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to dictatorship in all its forms.
Rallies in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver Support Iran Protests, Call for a Democratic Republic
Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada — January 10, 2026 — Once again, despite freezing and subzero temperatures, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver held rallies in solidarity with the nationwide uprising in Iran and its brave protesters. Participants held pictures of the martyrs of the ongoing nationwide protests and chanted anti-regime slogans to express their support for compatriots who have risen up inside Iran.
Statement by the Iran Freedom Association – The Urgent Need for Action on Human Rights Violations in Iran
The Iran Freedom Association, as a human rights organization, expresses its deep concern over the intensifying violent crackdown on public protests in cities across Iran. These actions have reportedly been accompanied by horrific crimes and the killing of thousands of innocent protesters. According to initial reports and information received from sources on the ground, as well as disturbing accounts from inside Iran, security and law enforcement forces have used extreme and lethal force to suppress demonstrations. This has included direct live fire at protesters, alongside sweeping communication restrictions and internet shutdowns, which have facilitated the commission of these grave abuses.
Imminent Execution of Detained Protester, Erfan Soltani
As the regime’s killing machine accelerates following recent suppression orders, a harrowing video smuggled out of Iran on January 10 reveals the true scale of the carnage. In the footage from the Kahrizak Medical Examiner’s Office, the citizen journalist reports seeing approximately 2,000 bodies on the ground awaiting identification. Amidst this slaughter, the case of Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old arrested during protests in Fardis, Karaj, has become a grim symbol of “systematic vengeance.” Only days after his arrest, he was sentenced to death without due process—a verdict issued with such speed it constitutes “State-Sanctioned Murder.” According to his family, security agents contacted them with a chilling ultimatum: Erfan has been sentenced to death, and they are granted a brief “final visit” this coming Wednesday (today, Jan. 14). His entire detention, interrogation, and sentencing occurred in a vacuum of legality—no lawyer, extreme torture, and forced confessions. This rapid execution timeline is a clear attempt to intimidate the nation through blood.
Reports and Horrific Accounts of the Massacre of Protesters and Coup-De-Grace Shots in Hospitals
New images released from the grounds of the Kahrizak Forensic Medicine building in Tehran show the bodies of people killed on Thursday and Friday, January 8 and 9. The bodies of men who were shot—in the head, abdomen, or chest—are seen, along with hundreds of family members waiting to receive the remains of their loved ones. In these images, the bodies of killed women are not seen. In the mentioned footage, a member of the forensic medical staff says that before handing over the bodies of women, the uterus must be opened, which is described as a routine process for issuing death certificates. While such horrific images have only been released from Tehran, reports from other parts of Iran—from north to south—indicate that many protesters have been killed, a process that Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization, has described as “widespread killing.”
Iran’s Democratic Uprising: A Revolution Rooted in History, Organization, and the Will of the People
What is unfolding today in Iran is not a momentary protest wave or an emotional reaction to a single crisis. It is a democratic uprising shaped by sacrifice, historical memory, and organized resistance. For observers unfamiliar with Iran, it is essential to understand that this movement is not accidental—it is the culmination of more than a century of struggle for freedom, justice, and popular sovereignty. From the Constitutional Revolution of the early 20th century to the present day, one truth has remained consistent in Iran’s modern history: no dictatorship—monarchical or religious—has been able to permanently suppress the conscious will of the Iranian people. Both the former absolute monarchy and the current clerical regime attempted to portray themselves as inevitable products of history. Iran’s experience proves otherwise. Dictatorships come and go. What endures is the people’s determination to reclaim their rights.