{"id":82833,"date":"2026-01-16T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82833"},"modified":"2026-01-16T19:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:44:42","slug":"iran-uprising-day-19-regime-imposes-digital-darkness-to-hide-crackdown-as-uprising-spreads-to-200-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2026\/01\/iran-uprising-day-19-regime-imposes-digital-darkness-to-hide-crackdown-as-uprising-spreads-to-200-cities\/82833\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Uprising Day 19: Regime Imposes Digital Darkness to Hide Crackdown as Uprising Spreads to 200 Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_82835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82835\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82835\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranUprising-Day19.jpg\" alt=\"Day 19 uprising: Youth clash hit-and-run style against regime forces in Tehran neighborhoods amid week-long internet blackout.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranUprising-Day19.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranUprising-Day19-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranUprising-Day19-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 19 uprising: Youth clash hit-and-run style against regime forces in Tehran neighborhoods amid week-long internet blackout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the sun set on <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/day-19-of-iran-uprising-pmoi-reveals-50000-arrests-as-internet-blackout-marks-a-full-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 15, 2026<\/a>, the silence emanating from Iran\u2019s digital sphere marked a grim anniversary: exactly one week of total internet blackout, 168 hours imposed by authorities to plunge the nation into \u201cdigital darkness.\u201d Despite the regime\u2019s attempt to sever the country from the outside world, information trickled out revealing defiance and draconian repression as the nationwide uprising entered its 19th day, spreading to more than 200 cities across all 31 provinces. Hit-and-run clashes continued Thursday night in Tehran\u2019s Pirouzi and Tehranpars districts, Rafsanjan where regime buildings burned, Kermanshah, Khorramabad under tank deployment, Isfahan, Mashhad, and others, with rebellious youths chanting anti-regime slogans and setting IRGC sites ablaze<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-sans font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Campaign of Mass Arrests<span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Iran Protests Update:\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/day-19-of-iran-uprising-pmoi-reveals-50000-arrests-as-internet-blackout-marks-a-full-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced <\/a>that arrests from December 28, 2025, to January 14, 2026, exceeded 50,000 across 144 cities based on eyewitness investigations, with security forces raiding homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces. This surpasses the pace of the 2022 uprising where 90,000 cases were filed, amid reports of over 3,000 protesters killed and forces entering hospitals to detain the wounded. The regime deploys military drones to hunt civilians as \u201cenemy combatants,\u201d escalating technological warfare against unarmed protesters.<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-sans font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Urgent Call <span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Iran Update, January 15, 2026 | ISW\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, NCRI President-elect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-uprising-day-19-irans-regime-imposes-digital-darkness-to-hide-crackdown-as-uprising-spreads-to-200-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> the mass arrests and killings as Khamenei\u2019s desperation, warning \u201che will stop at no crime\u201d to preserve clerical rule and calling for an immediate UN fact-finding mission to prisons. She hailed the uprising\u2019s persistence despite brutality, paving the way for a democratic republic rejecting both Shah and mullahs.<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-sans font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Global Condemnation Mounts\u00a0<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\">\u200b<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">G7 Foreign Ministers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-uprising-day-19-irans-regime-imposes-digital-darkness-to-hide-crackdown-as-uprising-spreads-to-200-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned<\/a> the \u201cbrutal repression\u201d and warned of restrictive measures, while New Zealand\u2019s Foreign Minister urged citizens to leave amid killings. Twelve former EU leaders urged recognizing Iranians\u2019 right to resist tyranny for a democratic republic, citing chants against oppressor Shah or Leader, and demanded IRGC terrorist listing. US lawmakers like Senators Cruz and McCormick voiced bipartisan support, stating regime overthrow enhances global safety.<\/p>\n<p>G7 Foreign Ministers condemned the \u201cbrutal repression\u201d and warned of restrictive measures, while New Zealand\u2019s Foreign Minister urged citizens to leave amid killings. Twelve former EU leaders urged recognizing Iranians\u2019 right to resist tyranny for a democratic republic, citing chants against oppressor Shah or Leader, and demanded IRGC terrorist listing. US lawmakers like Senators Cruz and McCormick voiced bipartisan support, stating regime overthrow enhances global safety.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran Uprising Day 19: Regime enforces week-long internet blackout amid 50,000 arrests, hit-and-run clashes in 200 cities as Maryam Rajavi demands UN probe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":82835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[665,1,32],"tags":[33,216],"class_list":["post-82833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-protests","category-news","category-videos","tag-iran-protests","tag-iran-uprising"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Uprising 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