The Iranian regime's new step against families of those killed in the protests

Iranian security forces raided the homes of five families of protesters killed in the January 2026 protests, confiscating personal items, clothes, diaries, books and childhood dolls. The families were threatened to stop publishing reminders of their children on social media, with the threat that an empty room would remain.

Iranian security forces have raided over the past two weeks the homes of at least five families of protesters killed in the January 2026 protests, confiscating personal items from their children's rooms. Among the confiscated items: clothes, diaries, books and even childhood dolls. Three of the dead were under the age of 18. The raids specifically targeted families that were active on social media and tried to preserve their children's memory publicly. The father of a girl who was killed said that seven security personnel in civilian clothing entered the family's home and took from her room clothes, diaries, books and two dolls. In another case, a mother said that the security personnel confiscated a watch and clothes her child had worn when killed, and then threatened the family to stop publishing photos and videos, saying: 'If you publish another photo or video, nothing will remain in the child's room.' The report joins a series of steps against families seeking to commemorate their relatives, including restrictions on funerals, blocking of SIM cards, pressure to remove posts and vandalism of gravestones. The article is based on a report by 'Iran International' and quotes officials and families involved.