{"id":82796,"date":"2026-01-15T19:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82796"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:45:21","slug":"iran-uprising-day-18-judiciary-chief-orders-immediate-executions-amid-internet-blackout-and-50000-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2026\/01\/iran-uprising-day-18-judiciary-chief-orders-immediate-executions-amid-internet-blackout-and-50000-arrests\/82796\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Uprising\u2014Day 18: Judiciary Chief Orders Immediate Executions Amid Internet Blackout and 50,000 Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Judiciary — Judiciary orders executions amid Tehran clashes and 50k arrests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Iran Uprising Day 18 Report<\/h3>\n
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the eighteenth day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising<\/span><\/a>\u00a0saw intensified clashes in Tehran\u2019s Sattarkhan, Sadeghieh, Haft Howz, Teatr-e Shahr, Tehranpars, Valiasr, and Naziabad districts, where security forces delivered coup de gr\u00e2ce shots to injured protesters and fired pellets indiscriminately. In Mashhad, rebellious youth killed a regime colonel and three Basij members during confrontations; Kermanshah\u2019s Taq-e Bostan witnessed hit-and-run battles with reinforcements from Qasr-e Shirin, Ravansar, and Javanrud; Shahr-e Babak in Kerman faced a \u201cwarlike situation\u201d with the intelligence chief injured. House-to-house raids targeted satellite dishes and Starlink equipment amid a 132-hour internet blackout, while the PMOI announced over 50,000 arrests since December 28 across 144 cities.<\/p>\n
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\u26a0\ufe0f Update: Metrics show #Iran<\/a> remains offline as the country wakes to another day of digital darkness.<\/p>\n
With the internet blackout now past its 132nd hour, early reports indicate thousands of casualties. The true extent of the killings is obscured by the absence of connectivity. pic.twitter.com\/KVNqOTH848<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n