Iran Nationwide Uprising- No. 56
Rebellious Youths Attack Basij Bases and Centers of Suppression in Isfahan, Arak, and Shiraz
On Friday, January 23, 2026, brave Baluch compatriots in Zahedan, Rask, and Khash held widespread demonstrations after Friday prayers, chanting powerful slogans such as ‘Death to Khamenei,’ ‘Death to the dictator,’ ‘Death to the Basiji,’ and ‘This year is the year of blood, Khamenei will be overthrown.’ In Rask, angry protesters chanted ‘Death to the disgraceful IRGC’ and ‘Disgraceful Basiji.’
On Thursday night, January 22, in Arak, rebellious youths in the ‘Gerdoo’ neighborhood attacked Police Station 12 (Razavi) to prevent the transfer of detained protesters. Using firebombs and hit-and-run tactics, they forced the regime’s security forces to evacuate the station.
In Shiraz, on Thursday, January 22, courageous youths, responding to the regime agents’ indiscriminate shooting at people’s homes, chanted ‘Death to Khamenei’ and ‘Death to the dictator’ as they clashed with the criminal Special Units, engaging in hit-and-run battles.
On Tuesday, January 20, in Isfahan, rebellious youths targeted a Basij base in the Kuhpayeh region with incendiary attacks, injuring three regime agents. This base had played an active role in the killing of protesters.
Meanwhile, Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, the secretary of the regime’s Security Council, admitted on January 21: ‘More than 400 cities and 100 locations in Tehran were involved in the riots. 414 government buildings, 749 police vehicles, 120 Basij bases, and 750 banks were set on fire.’ Pezeshkian, the regime’s president, said: ‘These developments are no longer mere protests and have turned into a project aimed at overthrowing the regime.’
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
January 24, 2026