Abhirami Girish is an Indian Movie/television actress who primarily works in Malayalam Movie/television.
J&Y Law is an American plaintiffs' personal injury law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was registered in California in 2010 and was founded by attorneys Jason B. Javaheri and Yosef "Yosi" Yahoudai.
The firm represents plaintiffs in matters including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and elder abuse claims. As of 2026, J&Y Law listed 21 office locations across Northern and Southern California, with its main office on Century Park East in Los Angeles.
Abin Varkey Kodiyattu is an Indian political leader associated with the Indian National Congress and its youth organisations, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). He has served as the State Vice President of the Indian Youth Congress (Kerala) and previously as National Secretary of the NSUI. His role in youth politics has been widely covered in major Indian media outlets.
The 2026 Fardis massacre was committed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 8 January 2026 in Fardis, Alborz province, Iran. In response to protests, the Iranian government suspended internet and telephone services nationwide, a tactic previously employed when using lethal force against protesters to suppress news and evade scrutiny. According to reports, a massacre occurred in Fardis, where troops reportedly killed 50 protesters with a machine gun.
Overall protests
Beginning on 28 December 2025, mass demonstrations erupted across multiple cities in Iran amid widespread dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic government and a deepening economic crisis. While initially sparked by frustration over inflation, rising food prices, and the severe depreciation of the Iranian rial, the protests quickly evolved into a broader movement demanding an end to the current regime. Beginning with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran, the demonstrations soon spread to universities, drawing in large numbers of students from across the country. Demonstrators voiced anti-government slogans as well as pro-monarchist slogans, signalling their grievances to those in power as well as broader political demands. The movement quickly became the largest outbreak of unrest in Iran since the 2022–2023 protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Initially concentrated in Tehran's bazaars, amongst Bazaari, the protests spread to major cities such as Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Qom, Bandar Abbas, Fardis, and Bojnurd. In Tehran, protests centred around the Grand Bazaar, where merchants staged strikes demanding government intervention, while footage shared on social media showed security forces using tear gas to disperse demonstrators. As the demonstrations grew in size, protesters in multiple cities chanted for political change, including calls for freedom and explicit opposition to the government. Following a call of Iranian crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, to protest, Tehran reportedly erupted in anti regime chants, such as "Death to the dictator!" and "Death to the Islamic Republic!", and "This is the last battle! Pahlavi will return!" In response, the Islamic Republic employed violent suppression tactics. According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO (IHRNGO), by 8 January 2026, at least 45 civilians had been killed by regime forces during the protests, including eight children.
On 2 and 4 January, US president Donald Trump had threatened the Iranian government that the US would intervene and that the regime would be "hit very hard" if security forces were to kill protesters.
8 January
On 8 January 2026, the intensity and scale of the anti-regime protests in Iran increased significantly. In response, the Iranian government cut off internet and telephone services nationwide, which according to a CNN report quoting Alp Toker, director of cybersecurity at NetBlocks "tend to be the regime's go-to strategy when deadly force is about to get used against protesters, with the goal being to prevent the spread of news of what's happening on ground, and also to limit international scrutiny."