Iran Protests Enter Second Week, Authorities Confirm Eight Deaths

Iran’s economic crisis-fuelled protests entered a second week, with authorities confirming eight deaths as demonstrations eased in Tehran but spread nationwide.

Protests sparked by Iran’s deepening economic crisis have entered a second week, with authorities confirming at least eight deaths amid ongoing unrest across the country.

Iranian officials said on Friday, January 2, that security forces were investigating the fatalities, as demonstrations continued despite a visible decline in turnout in the capital, Tehran.