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Bodies line the streets outside morgue in Tehran as deadly protests continue – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian January 12, 2026

Mourners gathered outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre in Tehran to identify bodies amid a wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations sweeping across Iran. At least 544 people – including 496 protesters and 48 security forces – have been kil…

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Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals
ByCate Brown January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Actors, doctors and human rights leaders sign letter calling for restoration of medical care to ‘collapsed’ systemDozens of artists, including Cynthia Nixon, Mark Ruffalo and Ilana Glazer, have joined with doctors, human rights leaders and humanitarian…

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How Iran’s protest movement has gained increasing momentum – a visual guide
ByMaheen Sadiq, Arnel Hecimovic, Lucy Swan, Oliver Holmes January 12, 2026

Demonstrations initially focused on economic issues but as they have grown and become political the regime has responded with deadly forceIran crisis live – latest updatesA protest movement in Iran that started as a small demonstration by shopkeepers i…

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Iran holds pro-government rally as regime seeks to downplay protests
ByWilliam Christou and Deepa Parent January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Speaker of parliament says country fighting four-front war after minister claims unrest has ‘come under total control’Iran crisis live – latest updatesTens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators have rallied in Tehran as the Iranian regime sought…

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Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’
ByKyriakos Petrakos January 11, 2026

Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights groupIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsA 23-year-old student was shot in the head “from close range” during t…

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‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou January 11, 2026

Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s controlSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank…

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Trump wants to help Iranian protesters but his advice is conflicted
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 11, 2026

If the US gets its response wrong to the Tehran regime’s repression it could end up entrenching the ayatollahIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsDonald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he …

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Ella Baron on Iran’s anti-government protests – cartoon
ByElla Baron January 11, 2026

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‘Iranians are fed up of dictatorship’: the exiled female activists daring to dream of a new era
ByChris Osuh Community affairs correspondent January 11, 2026

Hopes are high among British Iranians that Ayatollah Khameni’s theocracy is finally about to be toppled“In Europe, women are running countries. Women in Iran deserve that. They have always been a leading part of the resistance,” Diana Nammi, 62, a long…

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Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut, Deepa Parent, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

Tehran issues warning after Donald Trump says US stands ready to help amid crackdown on demonstrationsIran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, w…

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