On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Washington-based human rights organization HRANA released the identities of more than seven thousand confirmed victims killed during the Dey-month protests, along with detailed information. In this report, titled “Red Winter,” the names of 7,007 deceased individuals were published together with personal details, the date of death, and the city in which each person was killed.
This comes as the Office of the President of Iran previously released a list identifying 2,986 people killed during the same protests and stated that the total number of fatalities remains “3,117.” Officials attributed the discrepancy of 131 cases to “unidentified individuals and inconsistencies between some victims’ national ID records and the civil registry system.”
While reports speak of thousands killed during the violent suppression of the protests, officials of the Islamic Republic have described these figures as “fabricated” and blamed “enemy actors” for spreading them. Although the government labels protesters as “terrorists,” it has not clarified how many individuals on the official list fall into that category.
According to HRANA, the report — published on Monday, February 23, 2026 — covers the first fifty days following the outbreak of nationwide protests in Iran, from December 28, 2025, to February 15, 2026, and is based on the verification and analysis of more than 143,000 reports from proprietary and open sources. The organization documented 6,488 protesters killed during this period, including 236 children, as well as 76 non-protesting civilians and 207 military or government personnel. In addition, 11,744 cases remain under review and were not included in the final confirmed figures.
The report also provides figures on injuries during the same period: 4,884 injured military and security personnel and 25,846 injured civilians. HRANA states that these numbers indicate the scale of violence extends far beyond confirmed fatalities and illustrate the broader scope of harm.
Furthermore, the organization reported a total of 53,777 arrests over the fifty-day period, including 555 children, teenagers, and school students, as well as 147 university students. HRANA also documented 369 cases of forced confessions and more than 11,000 summonses.
