Iran Uprising Day 16: Death Toll Surpasses 3,000 and EU Slams Doors on Mullahs
NCRI, January 12, 2026
As the nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran entered its sixteenth day, the clerical regime found itself battling a dual crisis: an unstoppable insurrection at home and unprecedented isolation on the global stage. Despite a suffocating digital blockade that has kept the country offline for 96 hours, reports from the ground indicate that the protests have not only persisted but escalated in intensity.
On Monday, the true scale of the regime’s crackdown began to emerge from behind the digital iron curtain. While the streets remained volatile, the regime’s response has shifted from police suppression to open warfare against civilians, marked by a staggering death toll and hysterical rhetoric from top officials who appear increasingly cornered.
The Human Cost: A Crime Against Humanity
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) released a harrowing update on the casualties sustained since the uprising began on December 28. According to the PMOI’s network, which compiles data from local sources, hospitals, and forensic centers, the death toll has now surpassed 3,000 martyrs across 195 cities.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), characterized the unfolding events as a “major crime against humanity.” In a desperate bid to control the narrative, state television has begun displaying bodies of the victims, attempting to attribute the violence to the opposition. Mrs. Rajavi dismissed these theatrics as evidence of the Supreme Leader’s vulnerability. “The bodies of Iran’s freedom fighters have filled hospitals and morgues,” she stated, warning that “Khamenei and the violent forces defending him will be drowned in the sea of blood they have spilled.”
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