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Iran’s Regime Wants to Crush Dissent but Is Weaker Than Ever
For more than four decades, Iran’s rulers have relied on one well-tested response when faced with popular unrest – crush it ruthlessly. That was the fate of the Green Revolution in 2009.
It was also the reaction to the nationwide protests of 2022, sparked by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested for allegedly breaching Iran’s hijab rules. Hundreds were killed as the regime moved to silence dissent. Today, at the start of 2026, the mullahs are once again reaching for the same brutal playbook.
Security forces are moving to suppress the latest wave of protests, with reports of deaths and mass arrests already emerging. But this time, the regime is on far weaker ground.
UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET
Neither Shah nor Supreme Leader: Can Iran’s Theocracy Survive a Nation in Revolt?
Iran is once again at a historic crossroads. As the country enters a new year, it does so not with celebration but with fire on the streets, rage in the bazaars, and defiance on university campuses. What began in late December as an economic protest in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar has metastasized into a nationwide political uprising that now openly questions the survival of the clerical regime itself.
With inflation officially hovering around a staggering 52 percent, the Iranian economy is in freefall. The rial has collapsed, wages have been pulverized, and poverty has become the defining condition of daily life for millions. But to frame the current unrest merely as a cost-of-living crisis is to profoundly misunderstand what is unfolding. This is not simply an economic protest. It is a revolt against dictatorship in all its forms.
UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET
Iran’s Fourth Uprising in Seven Years Shows a Resistance That Won’t Be Silenced
Four nationwide uprisings in seven years. Thousands killed. A regime that insists its opposition “doesn’t exist inside Iran.” And yet each time the clerical establishment crushes one wave of protest, another rises — broader, bolder, and more organized than the last.
This week, as Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shuttered and demonstrations spread to dozens of cities, even state-aligned media began to acknowledge what the regime has spent decades denying: there is an organized resistance at work, and it is growing.
The spark, once again, was economic. Iran’s currency collapsed to a new record — 1.42 million rials to the dollar — and merchants simply refused to open their shops. But economics merely lit the fuse. Political anger is carrying the explosion forward, and the pattern is unmistakable.
UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET
Maryam Rajavi’s Message: Courage and Heroism of Iran’s Rebellious Youth Have Earned the World’s Admiration
Fellow compatriots, architects of the uprising and rebellious youth; students; merchants; educators; and retirees. The relentless surge of your righteous anger, rising and gathering momentum by the hour, has now swept across most provinces of the country. It has reached the marketplaces of numerous cities and the nation’s largest universities. A thousand salutes to you, the forces of the democratic revolution and the great Army of Freedom of the people of Iran, from Azna, Lordegan, and Kuhdasht to Fasa, Fooladshahr, Tehran, Hamedan, Mashhad, Dorud, Isfahan, Arak, Shiraz, and all other cities that have risen in defiance and resolutely chosen change and revolution.
Live report: Iran’s nationwide uprising enters day 6, funeral of martyrs turns into anti-regime protest in Kuhdasht
The nationwide uprising in Iran against the religious dictatorship entered its sixth consecutive day on Friday, January 2, 2026. Sparked by a devastating economic collapse, with the national currency plummeting to historic lows against the dollar, the protests that began in the Grand Bazaar of Tehran have now engulfed the entire country. What started as an outcry against poverty and inflation has rapidly evolved into a revolution demanding the overthrow of the regime. As the uprising persists, the clerical regime has resorted to lethal force. On the fifth day, Thursday, January 1, the protests saw an unprecedented expansion. From the strikes at Tehran’s wholesale markets to street clashes in Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Qom, and Kermanshah, the Iranian people confronted the regime’s suppressive apparatus directly.
Six Women Transferred to Evin Prison; Teenage Girl Arrested in Yasuj
As the crackdown on nationwide protests continues, six women who were arrested during demonstrations in Tehran were transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on Wednesday evening, December 31, 2025, after spending one day in security detention facilities. These women were detained amid widespread public protests in Tehran and, following initial interrogation procedures, were moved to Evin Prison. The identities of the six women have been reported as: Elnaz Kari, Negar Ghanbari, Helena Rostami, Masoumeh Nouri, Fatemeh Hashempour, and Aida (surname unknown). In another development, a teenage girl named Razieh Khahesh was also arrested by security forces on December 31, 2025. According to reports, she was detained violently and is currently being held in Yasuj Prison.
MEK Supporters Rally in Gothenburg to Support Iran Protests and Call for a Democratic Republic
Gothenburg, Sweden – January 1, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally, enduring sub-zero cold, to show solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran that started on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The demonstrators stressed that Iranians will persist in their uprising until the downfall of the mullahs’ tyrannical regime, pledging to echo the protesters’ calls globally.
MEK Supporters Rally in Oslo to Support Iran Protests and Call for a Democratic Republic
Oslo, Norway – January 1, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in front of the Iranian regime’s embassy, enduring heavy snowfall and sub-zero cold, to show solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran that started on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The demonstrators stressed that Iranians will persist in their uprising until the downfall of the mullahs’ tyrannical regime, pledging to echo the protesters’ calls globally.
MEK Supporters Rally in Stockholm to Support Iran Protests and Call for a Democratic Republic
Stockholm, Sweden – January 1, 2026 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in front of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, braving heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures, to express solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran that began on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The protesters emphasized that the people of Iran will continue their uprising until the overthrow of the mullahs’ dictatorial regime and that they will carry the voice of the Iranian protesters’ uprising to the international community.
December 2025 Iran Uprising: A Comprehensive Report on State Repression
Since December 28, 2025, Iran has been engulfed in a wave of nationwide protests triggered by a catastrophic economic crisis and the historic collapse of the national currency, with the Rial plunging to 1.45 million per USD. What began as a reaction to hyperinflation and the skyrocketing cost of basic goods quickly evolved into a broad political movement across more than 32 cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Ahvaz, and various regions in Lorestan and Kurdistan. In response, the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus has deployed a strategy of lethal force, mass arbitrary arrests, and near-total internet blackouts to stifle dissent. As of January 2, 2026, reports indicate a systematic campaign to silence the population through judicial intimidation and physical violence.
Dozens of Protesters Arrested During Iran’s Nationwide Protests
Six days after the start of nationwide protests in Iran, security forces of the Iranian regime have arrested dozens of protesters in various cities. So far, no precise figure for the number of detainees has been released. Meanwhile, Mansour Saleki, the political, social, and security deputy of the governor of Malard, a city in Tehran province, announced on Thursday, January 1, the arrest of 30 people, describing them as disruptors of public order. Kazem Nazari, the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Kuhdasht in Lorestan province, also said that at least 20 protesters have been arrested in this city. Following public protests in the city of Farsan in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, at least 20 protesters were also arrested, most of whom were under 18 years old.
Political Prisoners of Evin Stand with the Uprising as Death-Row Detainees Salute Student Protesters
In a powerful declaration from behind prison walls, named political prisoners in Evin and three inmates under death sentences openly align themselves with Iran’s uprising and call on students to sustain the revolt. As protests continue to spread across Iran, voices from behind the regime’s prison walls have broken through censorship and repression. In a collective statement, political prisoners held in Tehran’s Evin Prison declared their full solidarity with the uprising. In parallel, three political prisoners held under sentence of death in Qezel Hesar Prison issued a direct message to protesting university students. Together, these messages represent a rare and defiant intervention from within the regime’s detention system—turning prisons into active fronts of resistance.