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Sunday, January 11, marked the fifteenth consecutive day of the nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran. Despite a suffocating internet blackout and a brutal crackdown by security forces, the momentum of the protests has not waned. On the contrary, reports from the ground indicate that the regime’s grip on power is slipping in key areas, as the fear that once held the population in check continues to dissipate.In a significant development in Tehran, the regime’s security apparatus showed visible signs of collapse. In the Sadeghiyeh district, heavily armed security forces attempted to quell a demonstration but were met with fierce, unified resistance from the protesters. Unable to contain the crowd, the forces were compelled to flee the scene, abandoning their positions. In the aftermath of the retreat, protesters destroyed the vehicles left behind by the suppression units. These events in the capital suggest that the regime’s machinery of repression is becoming increasingly ineffective when confronted with the collective will of the people. https://tinyurl.com/36k4cbrj

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2 women were executed in Iran on Tuesday and Wed. Jan. 7 and 8. Tayyebeh Hekmat 53 years old and mother of 3, was hanged in Zanjan prison and Soheila Azizi in Vakil abad prison in Mashhad. https://tinyurl.com/eytvuzxj

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The nationwide uprising in Iran, fueled by a catastrophic economic collapse and decades of systemic corruption, entered continues in 107 Iranian cities according to NCRI statement #19 https://tinyurl.com/5n7876t6. What began on December 28 as a protest by Tehran’s Grand Bazaar merchants against the freefall of the national currency has evolved into a broad-based challenge to the clerical regime’s survival. The movement has seen a historic shift as all sectors of society have turned against the regime. https://tinyurl.com/5y8swm3c

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Mahshad Kashani, a university student and former political prisoner, was arrested on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in the Chaharbagh area of Isfahan, according to social media reports. She had previously been detained in a separate case, and sentenced to imprisonment, but the date for the enforcement of her final verdict had not yet reached. https://tinyurl.com/vfcyuz2t

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As the crackdown on nationwide protests continues, six women who were arrested during demonstrations in Tehran were transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on Wednesday evening, December 31, 2025, after spending one day in security detention facilities. These women were detained amid widespread public protests in Tehran and, following initial interrogation procedures, were moved to Evin Prison. The identities of the six women have been reported as: Elnaz Kari, Negar Ghanbari, Helena Rostami, Masoumeh Nouri, Fatemeh Hashempour, and Aida (surname unknown). https://tinyurl.com/ycybczdm

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Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison, continues to be denied consistent access to specialized medical treatment. Maryam Akbari Monfared, a mother of three daughters, was transferred to Qarchak Prison in November 2024 after serving 15 years of exile imprisonment, in order to begin serving a new two-year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the regime and spreading falsehoods.” The restrictions imposed on her access to medical care and legal counsel constitute a clear violation of prisoners’ fundamental rights and Iran’s international human rights obligations. First arrested in 2009, Maryam Akbari Monfared was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Members of her family were also victims of the mass executions of the 1980s, including the 1988 prison massacre. After Zeynab Jalalian, Maryam is among the longest-held female political prisoners in Iran. https://tinyurl.com/mrx5jphh

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At least 60 female political prisoners are being held in alarmingly inhumane conditions in an underground ward of Evin Prison in Tehran-Iran, according to multiple reports and testimonies from inside Iran. The prisoners have been transferred to a damp basement located approximately 40 steps below ground, where conditions are described as catastrophic and pose serious risks to their physical and mental health. https://tinyurl.com/3xxsrb2d

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The health condition of Maryam Gorji, an ailing detainee currently held in Evin Prison and one of the recently arrested protesters, has declined to a point that now poses a grave threat to her life. Medical professionals had already issued a “medical unfitness for imprisonment” order for Maryam Gorji, a directive that legally requires the suspension of her sentence and her immediate transfer to a fully equipped medical facility. Despite this, the judicial authority overseeing her case has not only blocked her release but has imposed an exorbitant bail of five billion tomans, effectively preventing her access to urgently needed treatment. https://tinyurl.com/mpmj6fca

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Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced Ayda Najaflou, an imprisoned Christian convert and prisoner of conscience, to a total of 17 years in prison on three national security-related charges. Her convictions include terms of 10-, 5-, and 2-years’ imprisonment. Under the Iranian regime's sentence-aggregation rules, she will be required to serve the 10-year term as the most severe portion of the combined sentence. Presently, Ayda Najaflou’s health is in critical condition, facing a serious risk of spinal cord injury that could be life-threatening. Her health deteriorated significantly following a fall from a bunk bed and subsequent spinal surgery. https://tinyurl.com/yc37nk38

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The 98th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign saw a widespread hunger strike by prisoners in 55 prisons across Iran. In their weekly statement, the participating hunger strikers added, “Today, the issue of executions in Iran is not a form of punishment, but an organized crime and a systematic violation of the right to life. Families of political prisoners facing death sentences, also held protests, photographs of their loved ones. With chants such as “No to executions,” “Execution never — for anyone,” and “Free our children,” they continued their protest this week and reaffirmed the fundamental right to life, demanding an end to the government’s cycle of violent repression. https://tinyurl.com/23c4ze6s