UPDATE: Iranian regime opens fire as citizens rise up on fifth day of unrest

January 1, 2026

From Fox News: Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial cities as authorities, state-linked media and rights groups cited additional deaths overnight.

According to Reuters, several people have been killed since the unrest escalated, based on reports from Iranian media and human rights groups. Iranian authorities have confirmed at least one death, while other fatalities have been reported in different provinces.

Opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) told Fox News Digital in a statement that protests and street clashes continued Thursday morning in Tehran and in cities including Marvdasht, Kermanshah, Delfan and Arak, and claimed that two protesters were killed by direct fire in Lordegan. Fox News Digital could not independently verify the deaths.

The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers and merchants demonstrated against soaring inflation, unemployment and the sharp depreciation of Iran’s currency. The unrest quickly spread beyond bazaars to include students and wider public demonstrations in cities across the country.

A U.S.-based rights group, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), reported that six women who were detained during protests in Tehran have been transferred to the women’s ward of Evin prison.

Footage of security forces firing directly at the people in Hamedan. Hana is currently unable to confirm the exact location of this shooting – January 1, 2026#HanaHumanRightsOrganization #Hamedan #Protests pic.twitter.com/JMgsMmn255

— Hana Human Rights (@hana_hr_eng) January 1, 2026

Media Statement: Nationwide Protests in Iran

Hana Human Rights Organization fully supports the Iranian people’s legitimate protests. We are committed to documenting and reporting on demonstrations across the country and to ensuring that all voices are heard, regardless of… pic.twitter.com/goCilcUPZr

— Hana Human Rights (@hana_hr_eng) January 1, 2026

Iran is burning.

We are witnessing history, akin to the fall of the Berlin wall.

And most media dare not say a word.

Ask yourself why. pic.twitter.com/a3ONoGWbz3

— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) January 1, 2026