Overview
- HRANA reports at least 5,002 people killed since the late-December unrest, most identified as civilians and protesters, with thousands more deaths under review.
- Iran’s official tally stands at 3,117, with authorities labeling many of the dead as terrorists and asserting foreign-backed violence during the peak clashes.
- Activists say detentions have surged into the tens of thousands, with recent figures exceeding 40,000 after earlier counts of about 26,800.
- The internet shutdown imposed on January 8 continues to obstruct independent verification and has constrained reporting inside the country.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is in the Indian Ocean as President Trump signals readiness to act, while an IRGC commander says forces are on alert and the UN rights chief warns about possible death sentences for detainees charged as mohareb.