{"id":82609,"date":"2026-01-10T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82609"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:28:40","slug":"iran-uprising-enters-13th-day-as-protests-expand-death-toll-rises-to-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2026\/01\/iran-uprising-enters-13th-day-as-protests-expand-death-toll-rises-to-54\/82609\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Uprising Enters 13th Day as Protests Expand, Death Toll Rises to 54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Day 13 of Iran Uprising, January 9: Protesters in Zahedan, Tehran, Mashhad defy crackdown, seize Islamabad-e Gharb, toll rises to 54 martyrs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nationwide protests on 13th day of uprising<\/h3>\n

On Friday, January 9, 2026, the 13th day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising<\/a>, cities across the country witnessed widespread demonstrations and hit\u2011and\u2011run clashes between protesters and suppressive forces, with the movement now encompassing at least 180 cities. In Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Karaj, Zahedan, Kermanshah, Islamabad\u2011e Gharb, Gilan\u2011e Gharb, Qom and numerous other cities, protesters confronted security forces, chanting slogans such as \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zahedan uprising amid lethal crackdown<\/h3>\n

In Zahedan<\/a>, Sistan and Baluchestan province, large crowds gathered around Makki Mosque after Friday prayers on January 9, chanting \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d and \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d despite a heavy security atmosphere and severe internet blackout. Security forces responded with extensive use of tear gas, birdshot and live ammunition against demonstrators, injuring several protesters whose exact number remains unknown due to connectivity being reduced to around 1% of normal levels.
\nStreet battles in Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad and other cities<\/p>\n

In Tehran, rebellious youths clashed with security forces in at least 20 locations, including Nezamabad, Ferdowsi Square, Saadatabad, Mirdamad, Valiasr, Andarzgoo, Chitgar, Yousefabad, Moshiriyeh, Zafaraniyeh, Sattar Khan, Rahahan, Ekbatan, Seyed Khandan, Khak\u2011Sefid, Sadeghieh, Jannat Abad and Narmak, where fires were lit and slogans such as \u201cThis is the year of blood; Seyed Ali will be overthrown\u201d were heard. In Karaj\u2019s Fardis district and other areas such as Golshahr, protesters resumed nightly rallies, chanting \u201cBasij, IRGC, to us, you are ISIS\u201d and \u201cWe won\u2019t have a country until the mullahs are gone,\u201d while similar anti\u2011regime protests continued in Mashhad, Izeh, Pakdasht, Yazd, Qom, Fuladshahr and other cities.<\/p>\n

Islamabad\u2011e Gharb and western fronts of the uprising<\/h3>\n

In Islamabad\u2011e Gharb<\/a>, protesters controlled the city until 2:00 pm on January 9, seizing or setting fire to the governor\u2019s office and several government buildings used by suppressive forces, and disabling all city\u2011wide surveillance cameras. During intense clashes there, at least six members of the suppressive forces were killed, while in Gilan\u2011e Gharb several government buildings and an IRGC vehicle were set ablaze and reinforcements could not be dispatched from the provincial center.<\/p>\n

Death toll and newly identified martyrs<\/h3>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Friday, January 9, the names of 10 additional martyrs of the uprising, bringing the total number of identified protesters killed by direct fire from suppressive forces over the past two weeks to 54. The newly identified victims include five protesters from Chenaran in Razavi Khorasan province, three from Lordegan in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, one from Malard in Tehran province and one from Kermanshah, alongside an earlier published list of 44 martyrs from cities including Fuladshahr, Kuhdasht, Izeh, Azna, Marvdasht, Qom, Malekshahi, Neyriz, Hafshejan, Kermanshah, Khoshkbijar and others.<\/p>\n