In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.AP/PTI
Dubai: The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 646 people killed, activists said Tuesday, with the number expected to rise further.
The toll comes from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate throughout multiple years of demonstrations. It relies on a network of activists inside Iran that confirms all reported fatalities.
With communications blocked in Iran, the AP has been unable to independently confirm the group’s toll. Iran’s government has not provided casualty figures for the demonstrations.
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