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Anti-government chants filled the air in the streets of Iran on Saturday night as the movement gained traction, with people now asking for theocracy to be ousted in the country that has been battling hyper-inflation and falling value of the currency, especially due to US sanctions

Protests surge in Iran amid internet clampdown; death toll rises

January 11, 2026, 08:18 AM - 3 min read

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has offered estimates in previous rounds of unrest as well, said at least 116 people have died as a result of violence surrounding the demonstrations that have been swelling for two weeks now

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US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has claimed the violence has killed at least 42 people, while 2,270 have been detained

Iran state TV warns of ‘casualties’ as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 02:27 PM - 3 min read

The regime cut off internet on Friday as demonstrations became large scale after Iranian Crown Prince in exile, Reza Pahalvi, called for protests and Thursday and Friday

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Prior to Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the rial was broadly stable, trading at around 70 to USD 1. At the time of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, USD 1 traded for 32,000 rials

Iran on edge, internet shut down as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 08:42 AM - 2 min read

Internet access and telephone lines were cut out in Iran after escalation in protests on Thursday night following a call by the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for mass demonstrations

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