{"id":56761,"date":"2026-01-06T16:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/at-least-25-killed-in-nationwide-protests-in-iran-rights-groups-say\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:07:10","slug":"at-least-25-killed-in-nationwide-protests-in-iran-rights-groups-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/at-least-25-killed-in-nationwide-protests-in-iran-rights-groups-say\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 25 killed in nationwide protests in Iran, rights groups say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Protests have expanded beyond economic grievances to include wider criticism of Iran\u2019s clerical leadership, according to human rights monitors. Organisations such as the Kurdish rights group Hengaw reported that the death toll includes at least four minors, and that more than 1,000 people have been arrested. Another rights network, HRANA, put the total at 29 deaths and 1,203 arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials have acknowledged the deaths of at least two members of security forces, but have not confirmed figures for protesters and dispute rights group tallies. Authorities have characterised many demonstrators as \u201crioters\u201d and blamed foreign influence, while also promising dialogue to address economic concerns. <\/p>\n<p>President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged economic reforms, including a new subsidy system and changes in central bank leadership, aimed at stabilising the currency and protecting citizens\u2019 purchasing power. Despite these measures, the currency continued to fall, worsening public frustration. <\/p>\n<p>Protests have taken place in 27 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, and many demonstrators have broadened their demands to include political reforms, with chants against the country\u2019s clerical rulers. Meanwhile, authorities have vowed to take a firm approach against those they label as instigators and extremists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100295 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/download_2_-3.jpg\" alt=\" The unrest began in Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar over the plunging value of the rial and soaring inflation and has since spread across the country. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 25 people have been killed in nationwide protests in Iran during the first nine days of demonstrations sparked by economic hardship, rights groups reported on Tuesday. The unrest began in Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar over the plunging value of the rial and soaring inflation and has since spread across the country. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000100294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000100294,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_2_-2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000100294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56761"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56761"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}