Iran Uprising Day 13: 54 Martyrs Confirmed, Regime Faces Widespread Clashes and Blackouts

As Iran’s nationwide uprising against the regime intensifies into its 12th and 13th days, reports from the frontlines paint a picture of escalating violence, heroic resistance, and brutal repression. Independent sources, including updates from the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), confirm a mounting human toll and widespread insurgent gains, even as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei orders a complete communications blackout to conceal the scale of the crackdown. Drawing on verified accounts from affected provinces, this report details the latest developments.

12th and 13th Days of the Uprising

“Fallen for Freedom”

Human Toll

• The identities of 10 additional martyrs of the uprising have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified martyrs to 54.
• The Deputy Governor of Khorasan Razavi publicly acknowledged on state television the deaths of five protesters in Chenaran.
• On January 18 and 19, many citizens—particularly young insurgents—were killed. Their names will be released following verification.

Total Internet Shutdown – Killings and Repression

• Following the expansion of the uprising on January 6 and 7, internet access was completely cut nationwide as of January 8, by direct order of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
• The Iranian Resistance issued an urgent international appeal calling for free internet access for the Iranian people, urging the United Nations, the Human Rights Council, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to take action to lift the country’s “cyber siege.”
• On Friday, January 9, Khamenei labeled the insurgents “vandals” and warned that the regime “would not back down.”
• The Supreme National Security Council announced that security and judicial forces would show no leniency toward protesters.
• Ali Salehi, Governor of Tehran Province, declared that anyone participating in demonstrations would be dealt with firmly, accusing them of acting “in the service of the enemy.”
• On January 8, in Fardis (Karaj), Siah-Nowsh district, repressive forces opened fire on civilians; at least 10 young people were killed or injured. The regime is attempting to conceal the scale of the killings through a total communications blackout.
• According to reliable sources, thousands have been arrested. Detention centers run by the IRGC, police, the Ministry of Intelligence, and so-called “safe houses” are overcrowded. Most detainees are held without legal status under critical conditions.
• Police radio communications, revealed by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, show that during the popular assault on the regime’s broadcasting headquarters in Isfahan, commanders were shouting “We have no forces left,” while still receiving orders to repress.
• On January 7 in Borujerd, a panicked police commander ordered forces to fire directly at the crowd from rooftops, saying: “Don’t hesitate—shoot.”
• In Kermanshah, elements of the Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi militias are reported to be participating in repression alongside the IRGC.

Thursday, January 8 – 12th Day of the Uprising: Widespread Clashes

Tehran Province

• In Malard, police colonel Shahin Dehghan was killed.
• In Sattar Khan, six vehicles belonging to special units and Basij forces were set on fire.
• In Karaj, violent clashes erupted and regime symbols were burned.
• In several neighborhoods of Tehran, vehicles belonging to the IRGC, as well as cars and motorcycles of special units, were torched.

Isfahan Province

• In Isfahan, the regime’s state broadcasting building and several Basij bases were set ablaze.
• Parts of Fouladshahr and Yazdanshahr fell under insurgent control, with streets blocked by fire.

Other Provinces

• Fars: In Shiraz (Ahmadi, Sajadieh, Bani-Hashemi) and Darab, reinforcement routes were blocked and police motorcycles burned; the Bani-Hashemi neighborhood was liberated.
• Ilam: In Lumar, protesters occupied the Agricultural Bank and seized the Kourosh store affiliated with the IRGC; in Asmanabad, an IRGC center was stormed.
• Lorestan: IRGC commander Hassan Faramarzi was killed in Lordegan.
• Kurdistan: A Ministry of Intelligence vehicle was set on fire in Qorveh.
• Khorasan: In Mashhad, vehicles and motorcycles of forces attacking civilians were torched.
• Gilan: In Langarud, protesters took control of the governor’s office; in Astaneh Ashrafieh, a police vehicle was burned.
• Sistan and Baluchestan: On 19 Dey (January 9) in Zahedan, demonstrations with chants of “Death to the Dictator” were met with tear gas and pellet gunfire.
• Khuzestan: In Andimeshk, the city turned into a war zone; regime centers were attacked, surveillance cameras destroyed, and streets blocked.
• Yazd: Three police vans and a Ministry of Intelligence vehicle were set on fire.
• Markazi: Clashes on the Varamin road left two repressive forces killed and one woman injured; in Andimeshk, security forces were forced to retreat.

Escalating Resistance Signals Regime Vulnerability

The raw dispatch from author Hamid Enayat underscores a tipping point: protesters are not only enduring live fire and mass arrests but striking back effectively. Key regime assets—IRGC vehicles, Basij bases, state media buildings, and even governor’s offices—lie in flames across provinces from Tehran to Khuzestan. Intercepted police communications reveal desperation, with commanders admitting depleted forces amid orders to shoot on sight.

This blackout, enacted January 8 under Khamenei’s direct command, mirrors tactics in past suppressions like 2019, aiming to throttle coordination and hide atrocities. Yet, it has backfired, amplifying international calls from the Iranian Resistance for UN intervention on internet access. Reports of foreign militias, such as Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi in Kermanshah, raise alarms of external reinforcement for the IRGC, potentially drawing in broader geopolitical scrutiny.

With 54 identified martyrs and thousands detained in overcrowded “safe houses,” the human cost mounts daily. Verified killings in Chenaran and Fardis (Karaj) expose the regime’s narrative collapse, as even officials admit protester deaths on state TV. As clashes spread, neighborhoods like Shiraz’s Bani-Hashemi declared liberation, blocking reinforcements and torching symbols of oppression.

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