{"id":342077,"date":"2026-01-31T21:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342077"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:39:00","slug":"medical-students-boycott-exams-across-iran-amidst-reports-of-clashes-with-security-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/medical-students-boycott-exams-across-iran-amidst-reports-of-clashes-with-security-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Students Boycott Exams Across Iran Amidst Reports of Clashes with Security Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran Protests – January 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite a draconian internet blackout<\/a> and intensified security measures, the nationwide uprising in Iran has entered a new, more volatile phase as of late January 2026. While the regime attempts to project control, internal admissions by high-ranking officials reveal a different reality: one where the state\u2019s propaganda infrastructure is being dismantled by protesters, university students are engaging in nationwide strikes, and the economy is imploding under the weight of corruption and mismanagement.<\/p>\n

“Apparatus of Lies” Under Fire<\/h2>\n

In a rare and telling admission of vulnerability, Peyman Jebelli, the head of the regime\u2019s state television and radio (IRIB), acknowledged on January 31 that the network\u2019s facilities have come under sustained attack. Speaking with evident concern, Jebelli confirmed that “rioters”\u2014the regime\u2019s pejorative term for protesters\u2014have targeted IRIB centers in multiple provinces.<\/p>\n

According to the IRIB chief, the most severe damage occurred in Kish and Mashhad, though attacks were also reported in Qazvin, Isfahan, Gorgan, and Alborz. The operations specifically targeted the regime\u2019s ability to broadcast its narrative. Jebelli admitted that live broadcasting equipment and mobile transmission units were set on fire and “completely destroyed.” He specifically highlighted the destruction of a mobile unit in Gorgan, which had been used just a week prior to cover a state-sponsored propaganda program titled “Iran Jan Golestan.”<\/p>\n

These attacks signify a strategic shift in the uprising. By targeting the IRIB, protesters are dismantling the “Voice of Repression,” the primary tool used by the mullahs to censor news of the dissent and broadcast forced confessions.<\/p>\n

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As the nationwide uprising in Iran pushes through late January, the clerical regime has intensified its dual strategy of brutal suppression on the streets and a suffocating information #blackoutinIran<\/a> designed to conceal the scale of its crimes.https:\/\/t.co\/3GICmfMfEH<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n