Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says

Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on January 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

DUBAI, ‌Jan 11 (Reuters) - Deaths ‌from two weeks ‌of protests in Iran have risen to ‍more than ‍500, U.S.-based ‌rights group HRANA said ‍on ​Sunday.

Its latest spreadsheet - ⁠based on activists inside and ‌outside Iran - showed ⁠490 ‍protesters and 48 security personnel ‍killed, plus 10,000 ‌arrests.