#BREAKING
🚨 IRAN CRISIS — LATEST UPDATES (19 JAN 2026) 🇮🇷
🧑💻 Protests & Crackdown:
• Iran is facing its largest internal unrest in decades, with nationwide demonstrations against the government.
• Rights groups report nearly 4,000 deaths verified, with thousands more still under investigation since protests began in late December 2025 — marking the worst crackdown since 1979.
Reuters +1
📶 Internet & Information:
• Authorities imposed a near-total internet blackout in early January, severely limiting reporting and communication. Partial connectivity has started to return in some areas, but access remains highly restricted.
Wikipedia
📺 State TV Hacked:
• Iranian state television was hacked, broadcasting messages from exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and calls for security forces to stop violence and join civilians.
AP News
⚖️ Death Sentences & Repression:
• A prominent detained protester, Erfan Soltani, was sentenced to death — a case highlighted by human rights groups as emblematic of the harsh judicial response.
Wikipedia
🔥 Political Tensions:
• International pressure is rising — including U.S. warnings over mass executions and sanctions tied to the crackdown on protesters.
Dawn
📌 Key Context:
• The protests erupted amid a deep economic crisis with surging inflation, food price spikes, and currency collapse — fuelling broader anger against the ruling system.
