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muriel_volestrangler

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Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:56 PM 10 hrs ago

Iran protests continue with 538 people killed, activists say [View all]

Source: ABC

The death toll from mass protests in Iran has risen to 538, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) on Sunday.

The group says it has confirmed the deaths of 490 protesters and 48 members of security forces. 10,600 people also are recorded as having been arrested, according to HRANA.
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Video footage shot by locals and posted to social media appeared to show thousands of people protesting in Tehran's Punak Square on Saturday night despite reported efforts by government security forces to disperse crowds. Elsewhere, videos showed large crowds gathered in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

HRANA said in its Saturday update that it had recorded 574 protest locations across 185 cities and all 31 provinces of the country. Saturday marked the fourteenth day of protests, HRANA said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-protests-continue-116-people-killed-activists/story?id=129099724

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