Day 16 Of Iran Uprising: Death Toll Surpasses 3,000; Regime Officials Threaten ‘No Mercy’ As Global Isolation Grows – OpEd |
The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has reached its sixteenth day on Monday, January 12, 2026. Following a fifteenth day marked by strikes and protests in different cities, the situation has escalated significantly.
On Monday, the true scale of the regime’s brutality came to light with new casualty figures released by the Iranian opposition, while regime officials, sensing the threat to their existence, resorted to open threats of execution and harsh crackdowns. Simultaneously, the regime faces unprecedented diplomatic isolation as the European Parliament closes its doors to the mullahs’ representatives.
On Monday, January 12, 2026, the sixteenth day of the uprising, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced a shocking update on the number of lives lost to the regime’s suppression. meanwhile, the regime’s judiciary and legislative heads vowed “no leniency” for protesters.
Key highlights from today include:
PMOI: Death toll surpasses 3,000; Maryam Rajavi calls for justice
On the sixteenth day of the uprising, the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a harrowing report regarding the human cost of freedom in Iran. The PMOI announced that as of January 11, the number........