Iran deaths go beyond protesters, hitting bystanders too, witnesses say
The US-based HRANA rights group said it has so far verified 4,519 unrest-linked deaths, including 4,251 protesters, 197 security personnel, and 35 people aged under 18.
Middle East
After SDF withdrawal, Syrian government takes control of Al-Hol, ISIS family detention camp
High-stakes truce between SDF and Syrian forces: Four days to resolve Hasakah issue - analysis
Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution - report
'October 7 moment for Kurds': Israel must assist Syria's Kurds amid attacks, analysts tell 'Post'
Over the last decade, the SDF worked with the US and defeated ISIS in Syria. However, now the SDF is facing major setbacks, and Kurds fear they may be massacred.
Jews are not just 'Ashkenazim from Europe, they are part of our history,' says Saudi journalist
"The problem is that we haven't known each other enough. There is a current refusal to accept the other and believe that Israel will collapse, but that is a strategic and historical mistake."
Iran using internet blackout to isolate families amid protests, rights group tells 'Post'
Iran is "trying to prevent the only way that people get information from outside Iran, which is the satellite dishes…they're bringing those down as well," Rahmani told The Jerusalem Post.
Iran’s former empress Farah Pahlavi calls for day of mourning for protesters murdered by regime
Farah Pahlavi calls for a National Day of Mourning on January 23 to honor victims of Iran’s protest crackdown, urging Iranians worldwide to observe a minute of silence.
Iran escalates regional response to protests with strike on Kurdish forces - report
Video and photos from the site of the attack show the destruction of vehicles and other debris from the incident.
Hamas Health Ministry claims that IDF strike in Gaza kills 11, including three journalists
The IDF corroborated that a strike occurred in the central Gaza Strip, noting that Hamas terrorists were operating a drone and posed an immediate risk to soldiers.
Iran Interior Ministry official defects, calls for US action against regime amid violent crackdown
“People are waiting for Trump, and if he does nothing, widespread hatred toward him will emerge among Iranians,” stated the rebel official from Iran's Interior Ministry.
Turkish Muslim student faces arrest, death threats after calling herself Zionist - interview
Aspiring-journalist Avci moved to Israel from Turkey five years ago. Last week, Instagram influencer Tal The Traveler posted a video in which he asked Avci if she is a Zionist.
'80 million hostages': Iranians under a digital siege amid internet blackout
“The Islamic Republic turned the streets into rivers of blood. No one has been able to show the depth of the crimes, because the regime shut down the internet," one anonymous citizen wrote.
European Parliament debates listing IRGC as terror org., motion critics place Israel in spotlight
Opening the discussions, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas complained that Iran’s internet blackout was an attempt by the regime to conceal “the scale of oppression."
