Overview
- The Yazd police commander said the detainees helped organise and direct “riotous actions” and in some cases had contacts with networks abroad.
- Officials did not disclose the detainees’ nationalities, and a judiciary spokesperson warned that those tied to violence “will not be spared.”
- Iranian media also reported the arrest of four foreign nationals in Tehran in connection with last month’s unrest.
- The government’s official death toll from the crackdown stands at 3,117, while HRANA reports 6,854 deaths and nearly 50,000 arrests.
- Protests that began in late December over economic hardship have largely subsided following a forceful security response.