Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says

January 11, 2026 11:40 AM EST

Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on January 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

DUBAI, ⁠Jan 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Deaths ‍from two weeks ‍of protests in ​Iran have risen ​to more than 500, U.S.-based rights group HRANA ​said on Sunday.

Its latest ​spreadsheet - based on activists ‌inside and outside Iran - showed 490 ​protesters and ⁠48 security personnel killed, ‌plus 10,000 arrests.

Reuters could not ‌independently confirm the figures ‌and Iranian authorities have not given tolls ‍from the unrest it ⁠blames on "rioters" being encouraged by foreign powers.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom)



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