Dec 28, 2025 – Protests erupt in Tehran’s bazaars over soaring inflation, quickly spreading to over 100 cities and marking the largest sustained challenge to the regime in years, with chants against the government and a shift to heavy violence after a televised speech by the supreme leader. [13]

Jan 8‑9, 2026 – Security forces launch a live‑fire crackdown across Iran, targeting protesters with bullets aimed at the belly and genitals, killing dozens; chants of “Death to Khamenei” echo as the deadliest nights follow exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s call for nationwide demonstrations. [10][3]

Jan 9, 2026 – Mortuary photographs from Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre bear date stamps of 9 January for over 100 victims, confirming the night’s massive death toll and prompting families to search for loved ones among body bags. [4]

Jan 10, 2026 – Activist Vahid films inside the Kahrizak mortuary, capturing at least 186 bodies in a five‑minute clip and describing the scene as “the apocalypse,” providing rare visual evidence of the crackdown’s scale. [6]

Jan 11, 2026 – Protesters report seeing bodies piled in Tehran hospitals, describing chaotic medical response and confirming HRANA’s tally of at least 116 people killed and 38 security personnel dead amid 2,638 arrests. [13]

Jan 12, 2026 – The makeshift morgue at Kahrizak holds roughly 250 bodies, with families gathering to identify loved ones while state media blames “rioters” for the deaths. [11]

Jan 14, 2026 – Additional Tehran mortuary videos reveal nearly 200 bodies, including victims as young as 16, and underscore HRANA’s estimate of over 2,500 protest deaths versus official claims of about 2,000. [6]

Jan 15, 2026 – Authorities begin demanding large sums—up to 700 million tomans—to release protesters’ bodies from mortuaries, forcing families to pay or risk losing their loved ones. [5]

Jan 17, 2026 – Taxi driver Farzad recounts live‑fire attacks in Karaj, noting that “bullets targeted the belly and genitals” and that hospitals received more than 80 bodies that night, while the family of Kurdish student Robina Aminian spends seven hours searching morgues to locate her corpse. [10][15]

Jan 17, 2026 – Families of slain demonstrators are coerced to label victims as Basij “martyrs” or face threats, exemplified by the case of 19‑year‑old Amirhossein Saedi whose father receives intimidation over the death narrative. [8]

Jan 21, 2026 – Leaked photos identify 326 victims from the Tehran mortuary, including 18 women, highlighting the scale of the crackdown and the difficulty families face in confirming identities. [4]

Jan 26, 2026 – Videos expose rooftop snipers in Mashhad, protesters disabling CCTV cameras, and mass bodies at Tehranpars hospital mortuary, illustrating both the armed security presence and civilian resistance to surveillance. [3]

Jan 28, 2026 – Medical volunteers treat wounded protesters in private homes to avoid police‑monitored hospitals; surgeon Nima works nonstop for 96 hours after the Jan 8 attacks, while the health ministry claims 13,000 surgeries have been performed. [2]

Feb 3, 2026 – Thousands gather at Tehran’s Behesht‑e Zahra cemetery for 40‑day memorials, bringing sweets, tea, and flowers while fearing state retaliation and coping with hyper‑inflation that has driven daily price spikes. [9]

Feb 18, 2026 – A security official opens fire on mourners during a 40‑day commemoration in Abdanan cemetery, discharging two shots from an armored vehicle and prompting panic among attendees. [1]

Feb 19, 2026 – Defiant rooftop chants of “Death to Khamenei” accompany 40‑day memorials across towns, as U.S. warships and fighter jets position near Iran, heightening tension amid ongoing nuclear talks and an economy on the brink of collapse. [14]

Feb 26, 2026 – Security forces force families to falsify death records, demanding they label slain protesters as Basij members or “terrorist” victims, with cases like 13‑year‑old Abolfazl Vahid Gezeljeh‑Meydan coerced to pay six billion rials for a false Basij designation. [8]