{"id":341892,"date":"2026-01-26T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341892"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:13:00","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protests of the people of Qaemshahr on the evening of 8 January 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In Tribute to the Martyrs of the January 2026 Uprising<\/h3>\n

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Today and in these days, the people of Iran commemorate each martyr as their righteous anger, rising once again in renewed resistance. Every tear shed, every searing pain carried in the hearts of mothers and fathers whose children were slain in January, feeds a raging fire\u2014one that will ultimately reduce this entire regime to ashes. What long, torturous hours and days families endure, searching for their children among black body bags, calling their names, not knowing whether they stand on the first day of their child\u2019s martyrdom or the seventh. Truly, the martyrs of this month are the most alive among the living.<\/p>\n

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Names That Must Not Be Forgotten: Women Who Lost Their Lives in Iran\u2019s January 2026 Uprising<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian people\u2019s nationwide uprising began on December 28, 2025, when Bazari merchants\u2014long regarded as the backbone of Iran\u2019s small-business economy\u2014closed their shops in protest. Their action ignited a wave of unrest that rapidly spread across generations and regions, transforming economic grievance into nationwide resistance. As protests intensified, chants of \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d and \u201cFreedom\u201d echoed in more than 100 locations in Tehran and across 400 cities throughout the country. What began as economic discontent quickly evolved into open political defiance.<\/p>\n

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Iran Protests: PMOI Releases Names of 88 More Martyrs as Regime Admits to Legitimacy Crisis<\/h3>\n

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The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran continues to shake the foundations of the regime on Sunday, January 25, 2026. As the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) reveals the identities of more victims of the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown, reports from inside the country expose the extent of the defiance in cities like Kermanshah and Qarchak. While the regime attempts to conceal its crimes through blackmail and lies, international pressure is mounting, and even government insiders are admitting to an irreversible crisis of legitimacy and a generational shift that has placed the regime on the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n

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MEK Supporters Rally in Copenhagen: Backing Iran\u2019s Uprising, Demanding Democratic Republic<\/h3>\n
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MEK Supporters Rally in Copenhagen: Backing Iran\u2019s Uprising, Demanding Democratic Republic\u2013Jan 24<\/div><\/div>
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