Overview
- HRANA reports at least 29 people killed and more than 1,200 arrests across protests in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces, while other NGOs put the death toll at 17 to 19.
- Judiciary chief Gholam-Hussein Mohseni-Edsche’i instructed prosecutors to pursue cases decisively with no leniency, blaming perceived foreign backing for unrest.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called bazaar grievances justified but labeled some participants “agitators,” signaling tolerance for economic complaints alongside a harder security line.
- Hengaw and Iran Human Rights say Revolutionary Guard forces opened fire in Malekshahi, killing at least four Kurdish demonstrators, as state media reported slain IRGC and Basij members.
- Journalists face reporting bans and detentions were witnessed in Tehran, with accounts of baton charges and street roundups, while independent casualty figures remain unverified.