HRANA reports 7,002 confirmed deaths by day 46; arrests and injuries climb, release is coerced, and child-rights activists demand remembrance and accountability for killed students.
Based on the latest data published by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the media outlet of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), by the end of the forty-sixth day since the start of the protests, the number of confirmed deaths had reached 7,002. Of these, 6,506 were recorded as “protesters,” including 216 under the age of 18. HRANA also reported the deaths of 214 government-affiliated forces and 66 people categorized as “non-protest civilians.” An additional 11,730 reported deaths remain under review (not yet verified/classified).
Over the same period, the number of civilian injured rose to 25,022, total arrests were recorded at 52,941, and 136 students were among those detained. HRANA also reported 337 cases of forced confessions and 11,051 summonses. According to the report, protests were recorded at 676 locations across 210 cities and in all 31 provinces.
In its forty-sixth-day report, HRANA highlighted three main trends: the continuation of targeted arrests, the imposition of new conditions for the release of some detainees, and an increase in international responses to the repression of protesters in Iran.
Testimony, Memory, Resistance: Child-Rights Activists’ Statement Against the Systematic Killing of Children
A collective statement by child-sector activists inside Iran argues that what happened to children and teenagers in the January protests cannot be explained away as “individual error” or “exceptional circumstances.” It points to recurring patterns across cities—direct gunfire at those under 18, consistent injury patterns, wide-scale arrests, beatings and violence during detention, forced confessions, and unfair trials—as evidence of an organized practice by official power structures.
Citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, the statement says more than 200 students—“the number of students in an entire school”—have been killed in the recent protests, and insists that children must not be reduced to statistics: names and memories must be safeguarded, because memory is the precondition of justice. It calls for the immediate, unconditional release of imprisoned children; urges teachers, school administrators, education staff, civil institutions, and social activists to use professional and union capacities to defend students (including strikes and refusing cooperation with detention and case-building mechanisms); condemns any political current that deliberately pushes teenagers into deadly situations or turns them into propaganda capital; and rejects war-mongering, arguing that children are always the first victims of war—often through fear and psychological collapse even before bombs.
Release Conditional on Attending a State Rally
In Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, the families of at least three detainees said that despite posting bail, their loved ones’ release has been halted. According to these families, judicial authorities have made release conditional on signing a pledge requiring the individuals to attend the 22 Bahman rally (February 11, 2026), take photos and videos of their attendance, and submit them to the relevant authorities.
Families were told that if the pledge is not signed—or if its terms are not fulfilled—the individuals may be re-arrested, even though the legal process of posting bail had already been completed.
Mass Arrests Among Teachers, Labor Activists, Political Figures, and Citizens
As security pressure continues, at least eight teachers have been arrested in connection with the 1404 protests: Mastoureh Narimani in Ahvaz, Amir Rahimi in Azna, Sattar Zarei in Khomeini Shahr, Ali Shamayeli in Sonqor, Shervin Hamideh in Karaj, Farhad Rahmani in Takestan, Ali Imani Motlagh in Lorestan, and Masoud Kiani in Shahabad (as reported by HRANA).
Alongside the detention of 136 students, these cases indicate continuing pressure on the education sector, which remains one of the central targets of security crackdowns.
According to HRANA, arrests of citizens across several provinces have continued as well. In Bojnord, Soroush Dabir-Mansh and Khalil Rasouli; in Lahijan, Sajed Khabbazi; in Langarud, Mehdi Haghjou—a 17-year-old student; and in Rasht, Milad Didar were arrested by security forces.
In Dehdasht, Jamal Pourmandfar was arrested on 20 Dey 1404 (January 10, 2026), transferred to the city’s prison, and remains in legal limbo.
In Tehran, Mohsen Aminzadeh, a member of the Reformists’ Front, was arrested on 18 Bahman 1404 (February 7, 2026) by IRGC Intelligence agents. His lawyer said he is being held in solitary confinement and that the charges brought against him have no legal basis.
At the same time, Azar Mansouri, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, Hossein Karroubi, and Ali Shakouri-Rad have also been arrested—suggesting an expanding crackdown to include long-standing political activists and figures.
Yaser Ahmadi-Nejad, a labor activist and dismissed worker at the National Iranian Drilling Company, was arrested on 16 Bahman 1404 (February 5, 2026) and transferred to Dehdasht Prison. He had previously acted as an independent representative of workers pursuing labor demands and had criticized contractors in the oil industry.
While the authorities have attempted to produce a single, uniform narrative of the 1404 protests and their violent repression—broadcast through state media—this narrative has found little audience beyond loyalist supporters and those with a vested interest in the regime’s survival. Censorship has cast its shadow over media and platforms more than ever; saying the wrong sentence can have severe consequences. During the 22 Bahman ceremony (February 11, 2026), a presenter on Hamoun TV said “Death to Khamenei” live on air, prompting an immediate cut of the broadcast. Afterward, the channel’s broadcast director was dismissed, the program’s operator and supervisor were suspended, and other staff were referred to a disciplinary committee.
European Parliament Response to the Crackdown
Internationally, the European Parliament held a session on “systematic repression, inhuman conditions, and arbitrary detentions in Iran.” Representatives discussed the intensification of repression, mass arrests, poor detention conditions, and the denial of medical care and legal access for prisoners.
A draft text presented at the session emphasized the immediate and unconditional release of protesters and political prisoners, international bodies’ access to detention centers, and accountability for perpetrators of human rights violations.
Judiciary Statements on Protest-Related Cases
The First Deputy Head of Iran’s judiciary said that some protest-related cases are at the investigation stage, some are in court, and some are at the appeal stage. He stressed that those who have “committed unrest” will be dealt with “without leniency.”
At the same time, the judiciary’s media center stated that cases are still under review and that no verdict has reached a final, enforceable stage.
Iran’s Response to an Israel Hayom Report
In response to a report by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, which claimed that “thousands have been secretly executed,” the Islamic Republic’s judiciary called the report a “fabricated falsehood” and said such claims were intended to portray Iran as deceptive in negotiations.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, also responded by claiming that no executions have taken place in Iran after the recent protests, no judicial process has concluded, and more than 2,000 prisoners have been pardoned.
Writing on X, he said that whenever media outlets linked to Miriam Adelson push a sensational narrative, one should ask whom it serves. Adelson is an American billionaire and the owner of the Israel Hayom media group.
The newspaper had previously quoted diplomatic sources claiming that Iran had “deceived Washington twice” in negotiations aimed at preventing a U.S. military strike and in Oman talks.
