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The True Face of Iran’s Protesters and the Human Cost of Their Courage
As nationwide protests continue to spread across Iran, verified reports from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) paint a clear and sobering picture – young women and girls are paying with their lives, once again at the forefront of resistance, and the human cost of repression keeps rising.
The courage of these young people, both men and women, and their visibility on the streets not only reflect the intensity of the movement in the country, they also resonate with Iranians abroad. Their bravery has inspired the diaspora, uniting communities around the world in solidarity and resulting in international gatherings that echo their call for change.
The message will be amplified globally at a major rally in Berlin, on 7 February 2026, where 10,000 members of the Iranian diaspora are expected to gather to join their voices with those risking everything at home. The rally will make a powerful statement to the world that Iranian people are united in demanding a democratic, secular, and republic Iran, free from both clerical dictatorship and the return of the monarchy (the dictator Shah).
Iranian Resistance Demonstrates in Brussels: “The Regime Has Failed”
Hundreds of supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gathered in Schuman, just steps away from the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, to express solidarity with the nationwide mobilization that began on December 28 with a strike by merchants at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. Several current and former Members of the European Parliament, as well as members of the Belgian Parliament, also addressed the rally.
“Despite extensive security plans designed to prevent protests, the regime has failed in all its calculations and now finds itself facing the dawn of a new phase of confrontation,” said Shahin Gobadi, head of foreign affairs for the Resistance Council, at a press conference. He emphasized “the leading role” of Generation Z youth “against the repressive forces,” as well as the role of “the Resistance Units and the People’s Mojahedin in organizing the protests.”
Iranian Regime Shuts Down the Internet as Protests Continue and Death Toll Mounts
According to the NetBlocks traffic monitoring group, Internet traffic in Iran fell to nearly zero on Thursday night, shortly before a round of mass demonstrations was scheduled to begin. NetBlocks saw the blackout as “an attempt to suppress sweeping protests while covering up reports of regime brutality.”
The nationwide blackout was presaged by dramatic losses of connectivity in the capital of Tehran and other cities, a detail confirmed by Ali Safavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
“Around 1 p.m. local time, the Internet traffic dropped,” Safavi told Fox News Digital. “The internet was cut off in Lordegan, Chaharmahal, and Bakhtiari provinces as battles erupted.”
The NCRI said at least seven people were killed in those cities on Wednesday by “direct fire from the criminal Revolutionary Guards and the suppressive forces loyal to the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.”
UPDATE: 07:00 PM CET
Iranian Opposition Demonstrates at Schuman Square: “The Ayatollahs’ Regime Is Doomed to Fall”
On Friday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) demonstrated at Schuman Square in Brussels against the regime in Iran. According to the Iranian opposition, the protests in Iran are evolving into a genuine revolution against those currently in power. “The European Union must recognize the democratic forces in the country,” said Shahin Gobadi, spokesperson for the Iranian opposition in Belgium.
During the demonstration, around one hundred participants gathered at Schuman Square, right next to the European institutions. “The Iranian people show every single day that they are not afraid of the regime. But the international community remains silent — it must recognize and support the Iranian people,” Gobadi said.
UPDATE: 05:00 PM CET
Tehran’s Trojan Horse
When protesters flood Iran’s streets demanding freedom, who benefits from convincing the world they’re chanting for a new Shah? As a fourth major uprising erupts across the country, a familiar deception is underway—one where the clerical regime and its supposed nemesis, Reza Pahlavi, share a common interest: erasing the democratic alternative from the narrative.
Protests began last weekend when shopkeepers and bazaar merchants launched an impromptu strike against an economic crisis that pushed inflation above 42 percent. Within days, demonstrations spread to universities and dozens of cities, with protesters explicitly calling for regime change.
We’ve seen this before. Just over three years ago, the killing of Mahsa Amini by morality police sparked what many called the greatest challenge to the Islamic Republic since 1979. That uprising, like those in January 2018 and November 2019, featured one unmistakable slogan: “Death to the dictator, whether Shah or Supreme Leader.”
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Iran’s Theocracy Enters Its Last Days
History rarely announces itself politely. It arrives in convulsions, in defiance, in moments when fear finally changes sides. Iran is now at such a moment. After 47 years of clerical dictatorship, corruption, executions, and economic ruin, the Islamic Republic is hurtling toward an irreversible end. Both Iranian society and the ruling regime are racing, at unprecedented speed, toward a new reality, one that the mullahs can neither control nor survive.
The nationwide uprising that erupted in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar in the final days of 2025 has exposed the regime’s fatal weakness. What began as a merchants’ strike against price hikes and collapsing purchasing power has become a political revolt spanning more than 145 cities across 28 of Iran’s 31 provinces. The chants heard on Iran’s streets are not calls for reform or relief. They are demands for regime change: “Death to the dictator,” “Neither Shah nor Supreme Leader,” and “This is the year of blood – Khamenei will be overthrown.”
A Cornered Supreme Leader and the Collapse of Fear in Iran
Iran regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, appeared once again before a carefully selected audience of battered Basij loyalists, attempting—like so many times before—to bury an undeniable reality under hollow rhetoric: the depth of national hatred toward the theocratic dictatorship ruling Iran.
Trapped in the rising fury of an exhausted and enraged society, Khamenei unsheathed the familiar sword of repression against unarmed protesters. In his latest remarks, he declared: “Protest is different from riot. Talking to a rioter is useless; a rioter must be put in their place.” These words, spoken by an unrestrained dictator whose sole objective is the preservation of power at any cost, are not a display of strength. They are an admission of fear—fear rooted in the scale, persistence, and radicalization of the nationwide uprising.
Political Prisoner’s Letter from Qezel Hesar Prison: “No Voice Can Whitewash This Level of Brutality”
In a powerful letter smuggled out of Qezel Hesar Prison, political prisoner Meisam Dehban-Zadeh draws a direct line between Iran’s past and present dictatorships, invoking the legacy of legendary wrestler Gholamreza Takhti to expose what he describes as the unbroken cycle of repression—from the Shah’s SAVAK to today’s clerical regime. Writing on the anniversary commemorating Takhti, Dehban-Zadeh emphasizes that the murder of popular heroes has never silenced society. Instead, he recalls how state violence historically ignited resistance and ultimately sealed the fate of tyrannical rule.
“The crimes of SAVAK and the martyrdom of popular heroes did not create silence and submission,” he writes. “They created a storm and an uprising, and consigned the monarchy to the graveyard of history forever.”
Iran’s Regime Imposes Widespread Internet Outages and Disruptions Amid Nationwide Uprising
As the widespread uprising of people in Iran continues and intensifies, reports indicate that the internet in many cities has faced severe slowdowns, disruptions, and in some cases complete outages.
⚠️ Update: Live network data show #Tehran and other parts of Iran are now entering a digital blackout, as connectivity falls on multiple providers; the new incident follows regional shutdowns, and is likely to severely limit coverage of events on the ground as protests spread 📉 pic.twitter.com/cVZE311VNY
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 8, 2026
NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet access worldwide, wrote in a message on the social media platform X on Thursday, January 8: “Live network data show #Tehran and other parts of Iran are now entering a digital blackout, as connectivity falls on multiple providers; the new incident follows regional shutdowns, and is likely to severely limit coverage of events on the ground as protests spread.”
Iran: Deaths and Injuries Rise Amid Authorities’ Renewed Cycle of Protest Bloodshed
Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since 28 December 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
Joint statement @amnesty and @hrw on IRAN:
Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since 28 December 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests.
Security forces, including the… pic.twitter.com/8wF6jEepLU— Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) January 8, 2026
The organizations’ findings reveal how security forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s police force, known by its Persian acronym FARAJA, have unlawfully used rifles, shotguns loaded with metal pellets, water cannon, tear gas and beatings to disperse, intimidate and punish largely peaceful protesters.
If We Don’t Ban Iran’s Terror Gang Now We Never Will
There is a tendency in Britain to treat Iran as a distant tragedy: brutal, regrettable, but ultimately someone else’s concern. That is a serious mistake. The Iranian regime, and in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has plotted assassinations on British soil, taken British citizens hostage and backed armed groups that threaten our allies and disrupt global shipping. The same regime now brutally suppressing protests across Iran is one that poses a direct risk to British security. These are not conjectures. They are established facts.
Responding to events in Iran is therefore not an act of altruism. It is an act of self-defence.
Yet Britain still refuses to take the most obvious and effective step available: the proscription of the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. We have imposed sanctions and issued condemnations but we have stopped short of the one measure that would seriously constrain its operations, finances and freedom of movement.
Mass Detention of January Uprising Protesters in Iran and Flagrant Violation of Their Rights
Soroush Detention Center in Mashhad is a temporary and secret facility built within the Soroush complex, positioned behind a sports hall that serves as visual cover. According to Iran Human Rights Monitoring (Iran HRM) sources, this center is a transfer point for numerous detainees of the recent protests. Reliable sources indicate that approximately 100 protesters are currently held there under the responsibility of the SSF (State Security Forces) This facility, located at the beginning of Piroozi Boulevard (Piroozi 2/2), behind the Anti-Narcotics Department and the Criminal Investigation Department, is not listed in any official registry.
According to Iran HRM sources in Iran, any individual arrested in Mashhad whose name is not registered with official security or police agencies is likely being held at the Soroush detention center.
Khamenei’s Strategic Posture Amid Iran’s Domestic and External Developments
The year 2025 began amid significant regional and international developments involving Iran. In the final days of 2024, Iran’s longtime regional ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was removed from power. Subsequent events throughout 2025—spanning domestic, regional, and international arenas—had notable implications for Iran’s political, military, and diplomatic posture. What follows is a chronological, factual account of key developments during 2025 that influenced Iran’s strategic environment.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and financial networks supporting Tehran-aligned armed groups. According to U.S. officials, these measures targeted financial channels used to support Hezbollah and Iraqi armed factions.
Iranian Americans Rally in Dallas, Texas for Iran Uprising and Democratic Republic
Dallas, Texas — January 4, 2026 — Members of the Iranian American Community of Northern California held a rally in solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran. Participants chanted anti-regime slogans to express support for their compatriots who have risen up inside Iran. The event was organized by supporters of the Iranian Resistance.
Our community rallied in support of Iran’s uprisings, holding photos of those killed by the regime and echoing their voices for freedom and democracy.
The message was clear: “No to the Shah, no to the mullahs—yes to freedom and democracy.” @wfaa @WBAP247NEWS #No2ShahNo2Mullahs… pic.twitter.com/JF13mWcdoC
— IACNT (@IACNT) January 5, 2026
Demonstrators called for the establishment of a free and democratic republic in Iran, rejecting all forms of autocracy—whether monarchical or theocratic. They held pictures of the martyrs of the uprising and carried banners echoing the demands of protesters in Iran, including “Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran” and “No to the Shah! No to the Mullahs!”
Iranians Rally in Amsterdam Backing Iran Protests and Demanding a Free, Democratic Republic in Iran
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — January 3, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in Dam Square to express solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran that began on December 28, 2025. Braving the freezing weather, participants echoed the call of their compatriots inside Iran for a free and democratic republic.
Iran Regime Cuts Nationwide Internet Access as Protests Claim 44 Lives Across Major Cities
Iran has been plunged into a nationwide internet blackout as anti-regime protests intensify, severely restricting communication across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reaches 44, according to reports.
Live network data from NetBlocks showed internet traffic collapsing in the troubled nation on Thursday evening, shortly after calls circulated for mass protests at 8 p.m. local time.
Before news of the latest killings came in, President Donald Trump, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, once again warned the regime if it starts killing people, “they will be hit very hard.”
Ali Safavi, a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), told Fox News Digital the internet shutdown began earlier in the day.
“Around 1 p.m. local time, the internet traffic dropped,” he said, adding there were widespread reports “that the regime had cut off the internet.”