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The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said the death toll from protests in Iran that erupted over economic hardship has risen to 3,090.
According to HRANA, 2,055 people were injured and 22,123 people were detained in incidents linked to demonstrations across multiple parts of the country.
In its previous report issued a day earlier, HRANA said the death toll stood at 2,677, indicating a sharp increase.
Iranian authorities have not released official figures on fatalities or injuries. However, officials have previously said that around 3,000 people accused of belonging to terrorist organizations or of provoking unrest were detained.
The protests began on Dec. 28, 2025, after shopkeepers at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar took to the streets to protest the sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial, soaring inflation and worsening economic conditions.
The demonstrations later spread to many cities across the country.
After protests intensified in Tehran on Jan. 8, Iranian authorities imposed sweeping internet restrictions nationwide.
Iran will gradually lift internet and communication restrictions imposed during the protests, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday.
Citing security officials, Fars said the decision followed what authorities described as the restoration of control over security conditions and the detention of key figures linked to “terror organizations.”
Officials claimed the internet shutdown “significantly weakened the internal coordination of opposition networks abroad” and disrupted the operations of alleged “terror cells.”
Under the phased plan, text messaging (SMS) services have been restored as a first step. Access to the national internet network and domestic applications is expected in the second phase, followed by the restoration of international internet access.
Local sources confirmed that domestic messaging platforms such as Eita and Bale have resumed operations after days of disruption.
Despite the easing measures, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said overall connectivity in Iran remained at around 2% of normal levels on Saturday morning.
“There is no indication yet of a significant return of connectivity,” the group said in a post on X.
Authorities have insisted they are “fully aware of their human rights obligations,” while stressing their responsibility to maintain public order and national security.
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