On Thursday, January 1, 2026, demonstrations and confrontations unfolded in central Bandar Abbas. By Wednesday, January 7, 2026, large-scale protests took shape along the city’s main thoroughfares. They shot him and killed him.”From January 8 onward, Bandar Abbas effectively entered a state of undeclared martial law. In Bandar Abbas and surrounding areas, any man suspected of even minimal involvement in protests has been arrested. I personally saw at least 20 people killed.”These accounts collectively depict Bandar Abbas as a city subjected to extreme repression while simultaneously demonstrating sustained resistance.