Behind The Digital Blackout: The Anatomy Of A New Massacre In Iran – OpEd |
On January 12, 2026, as the nationwide uprising in Iran entered its sixteenth day, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) released a harrowing report that lays bare the true scale of the regime’s brutality. According to the network of the Iranian Resistance inside the country, more than 3,000 protesters have been killed across 195 cities between December 28 and January 11. These figures, compiled through extensive research from local sources, hospitals, forensic offices, and families of the victims, indicate a systematic campaign of mass killing. Even international observers, often conservative in their estimates due to information restrictions, are acknowledging the carnage. Some news outlets have reported casualties to be above 20,000.
The unrest, which erupted on December 28, 2025, initially began as an economic strike by bazaari shopkeepers in........