Overview
- Activist network HRANA says protests occurred in all provinces on Wednesday, while AFP tallied unrest in 25 of 31 based on state reports.
- Rights groups report at least 27–38 protesters killed and over 1,000–2,200 detained, versus 15 fatalities acknowledged in Iranian media including security forces.
- A police officer was fatally stabbed near Tehran and two security personnel were reported killed in Lordegan during recent clashes.
- The movement, sparked by a late-December rial plunge and soaring prices near 40% inflation, has broadened into calls to end the Islamic Republic.
- Authorities propose scrapping importer subsidies and offering a small monthly household credit of about six euros, drawing criticism as inadequate.