People gather in the streets during a demonstration in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, in this screenshot taken from a video posted on social media on Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo taken from social media/via Reuters)
The night of Jan. 8 marked a turning point in protest movement currently shaking Iran. Cities that had seen little or no mobilization up until that point — like Tehran, Tabriz and Mashhad — became the scenes of demonstrations on a scale that surpassed any of the first eleven days of protest.While the near-total internet blackout prevents the outside world from knowing more about the consequences of this unprecedented night of protests — unmatched since the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in 2022 — here’s what we do know about this latest popular uprising.Who is in the streets and which regions are most mobilized?The protest movement was sparked by a strike on Dec. 28 at the Bazaar in Tehran. Merchants, notably those selling cellphones, closed their shops, drawing around 100 people who joined in their protest against relentless economic...
The night of Jan. 8 marked a turning point in protest movement currently shaking Iran. Cities that had seen little or no mobilization up until that point — like Tehran, Tabriz and Mashhad — became the scenes of demonstrations on a scale that surpassed any of the first eleven days of protest.While the near-total internet blackout prevents the outside world from knowing more about the consequences of this unprecedented night of protests — unmatched since the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in 2022 — here’s what we do know about this latest popular uprising.Who is in the streets and which regions are most mobilized?The protest movement was sparked by a strike on Dec. 28 at the Bazaar in Tehran. Merchants, notably those selling cellphones, closed their shops, drawing around 100 people who joined in their protest against relentless...
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