The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a US-based nonprofit that monitors human rights violations in Iran has been providing daily updates on the protests on their website.
In its latest report, HRANA says that over the past eight days, there have been protests, street gatherings, or strikes in at least 222 locations in 78 cities across 26 provinces of the country. Seventeen universities, according to the organization, have also been the scene of student protests.
The report says that at least 990 citizens have been arrested during this period and at least 19 protesters have lost their lives. (Other reports claim the numbers of arrested and killed are higher.) According to HRANA, 51 injuries have been recorded so far, mostly from shotgun pellets and rubber bullets.
In the past 24 hours, dozens of cities, including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Mashhad, Kermanshah, and Bandar Abbas, have witnessed demonstrations or have seen the introduction of security forces into the area.
The Kurdpa news agency, which reports from Kurdish areas in Iran, also reported that at least 30 people were injured during January 4 protests in Malekshahi.
Due to the reporting restrictions for Western media in Iran, it is not possible to independently verify the exact number of dead and injured.
