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Nationwide Uprising- No. 28
Rebellious Youths Take to the Streets, Confronting Mercenaries and Blocking Enemy Reinforcement Routes
On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the eleventh day of the nationwide uprising, merchants in Tehran’s ‘Bein-ol-Haramein,’ ‘Kaffashha Bazaar,’ ‘Gold and Jewelry Bazaar,’ ‘Pachenar,’ ‘Hammamchal,’ and other areas staged strikes and demonstrations, chanting, ‘Iranians will die but never accept humiliation.’ Fearing the spread of the uprising, the mullahs’ regime closed the 15 Khordad metro station.
In addition to Tehran, merchants and other segments of the population in numerous cities—including Bojnourd, Tabriz, Shahr-e Kord, Lordegan, Sabzevar, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Malekshahi, Falavarjan, Sureshjan of Farsan, Bushehr, Qom, Lahijan, Yazdanshahr, Shiraz, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Neyshabur, Qazvin, Chaboksar of Gilan, Gonabad, Rasht, Karaj, Abadan, Pardanjan of Farsan, Borujen, and Masjed Soleyman—held strikes and protests. In most cities, demonstrations escalated into clashes following attacks by suppressive forces. Today, workers at the South Pars refineries also joined the strike.
In Kermanshah, students and residents on ‘Modares,’ ‘Nobahar,’ and ‘Chaharrah Ojagh’ streets clashed with suppressive forces, chanting ‘Unity, unity’ and ‘Students will die but never accept humiliation.’ The regime’s agents fired tear gas and live ammunition at the people. The people fought back, and brave youths at the Islamic Azad University punished a Basij mercenary. In Shiraz, youths blocked ‘Daryush,’ ‘Bahonar,’ and ‘Nader’ streets by setting tires ablaze and confronted water cannon vehicles with stones.
In Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, suppressive forces opened fire on the people, who retaliated. Reports indicate that four regime agents were killed. The IRGC’s Fars news agency announced that during today’s clashes in Lordegan, two police officers were killed, 30 were injured, and the governor’s office and several administrative buildings were damaged.
On Tuesday evening, January 6, rebellious youths in Mashhad disarmed the Salman Farsi Street police station after it opened fire on the people. In Tehran, youths in Nezamabad, Haft-howz, and Tehranspars repelled attacks by mercenaries. On Monday and Tuesday nights, rebellious youths also blocked enemy reinforcement routes in Tehran (Helal Ahmar Street), Tabriz, Ahvaz, and Isfahan by setting fires, and attacked the Aghdasieh Basij base in Mashhad with Molotov cocktails. On Monday night, they blocked the route on Saheli street in Ahvaz by setting tires on fire. In Tabriz, youths blocked another enemy reinforcement route with Molotov cocktails and burning trash bins, chanting, ‘Honorable Iranian, dishonorable mullah and shah.’ On Ghayour Street in Tabriz, they blocked yet another route by setting fires, chanting, ‘Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader.’
The mullahs’ regime has also slowed internet speeds in many parts of the country to prevent news of the uprising from spreading and to disrupt communication among protesting youths. VPNs have been throttled and disrupted. Operators such as Hamrah-e Avval and Irancell have been the most affected. Particularly in Tehran, internet speeds have drastically decreased since January 3, making access to foreign websites and messaging apps like Telegram difficult, especially in neighborhoods such as Sadeghieh (west Tehran) and Haft-e Tir (center).
Across other cities and provinces, internet disruptions are being implemented regionally, with the severity corresponding to the intensity of the protests. In Fars province, widespread disruptions are evident, and users lack access to foreign websites, social media, and foreign applications. Internet restrictions in Alborz, Kermanshah, Ilam, and Lorestan provinces began a week ago.
Meanwhile, Tehran’s governor, Motamedian, threatened that ‘the police have the authority to use weapons against rioters,’ adding, ‘If the gatherings turn to destruction, confrontation, and attacks on public and police facilities, the police, according to the law, have the authority to use weapons’ (Asr-e Iran, January 7).
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
January 7, 2026