{"id":310586,"date":"2026-01-18T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-5000-killed-in-iran-protests-as-internet-blackout-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:00:04","slug":"at-least-5000-killed-in-iran-protests-as-internet-blackout-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-5000-killed-in-iran-protests-as-internet-blackout-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 5,000 killed in Iran protests as internet blackout continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XrylFJzZj1I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"At least 5,000 killed in Iran protests as internet blackout continues\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrylFJzZj1I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least 5,000 people are confirmed to have been killed in the protests across Iran, according to an official. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Although other media reports claim the true figure is more than three times higher.  <\/p>\n<p>The regime has imposed a near total internet blackout for the last ten days, making it impossible to independently verify how many people have been killed or detained.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 5,000 people are confirmed to have been killed in the protests across Iran, according to an official. 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