The Iranian Protesters Nobody Counted: Top Photos

Nahid Shirpisheh watched security forces kill her son — then Iran imprisoned her for asking why.

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The regime imposed a near-total internet blackout on January 8, 2026, the same day security forces began what the UN called the deadliest crackdown since the 1979 revolution. © Pedram 6qa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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