3 people were executed for their involvement in violent acts during demonstrations in Iran

In Iran, the sentences of three people who were sentenced to death for their "involvement in acts of violence" in the demonstrations that started with the depreciation of the local currency and economic reasons and turned into anti-government protests were executed.

According to the news of Mizan News Agency affiliated with the Iranian Judiciary; Convicts named Hamid Kazimi, Hasan Deyyibend and Rıza Zengene were executed.

It was reported that the people in question were found guilty of actions such as damaging electrical transformers in the city of Kerec, attacking public and private property for destructive purposes, provoking the public, attacking security forces and using Molotov cocktails during the demonstrations in January 2026.

IT IS ALLEGED THAT 5 THOUSAND 858 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE INCIDENT

Due to the rapid depreciation of the national currency against foreign currency and the deepening economic crisis in Iran on December 28, 2025, the demonstrations that started under the leadership of tradesmen in the Tehran Grand Bazaar soon spread throughout the country.

Following the violent events in the capital Tehran on January 8, the government cut off internet access throughout the country.

While Iranian officials did not announce an official number regarding the total loss of life in the demonstrations, the US-based Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) claimed that 5 thousand 858 people lost their lives and 41 thousand 283 people were detained in the events.

In the statement made by the Forensic Medicine Institute affiliated with the Iranian Martyrs and Veterans Foundation on January 21, it was announced that 3 thousand 117 people, including security forces and civilians, lost their lives during the demonstrations.

While the statement claimed that 2,427 of these people were security forces and civilian citizens killed by "armed groups", no details were given regarding the cause of death of 690 people.