Iranian government holds funeral procession in Tehran

Iran holds funeral procession in Tehran for over 100 victims of recent protests amid continuing unrest and reported executions.

Reuters

14 January 2026 at 13:12:25

Photo for funeral procession: Mourners react next to coffins during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026.

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The Iranian government held a funeral procession in Tehran on Wednesday (January 14) for individuals said to have been killed in recent protests.

Trucks carrying coffins moved through crowds of people, many displaying photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. State media reported that the funeral procession took place for more than 100 civilians and security personnel killed in the recent unrest.

U.S.-based HRANA rights group said it had so far verified the deaths of 2,403 protesters and 147 government-affiliated individuals. An Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday (January 13) that about 2,000 people had been killed.

Hengaw, an Iranian Kurdish rights group, has reported a 26-year-old man, Erfan Soltani, arrested in connection with protests in the city of Karaj, was to be executed on Wednesday. Hengaw told Reuters on Wednesday it had not been able to confirm whether the sentence had been carried out. Reuters could not independently confirm the report.

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