HRANA – The General Directorate of Intelligence of Yazd and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, in two separate statements, announced the arrest of 188 and 85 citizens respectively in connection with the nationwide protests of January 2026. Meanwhile, Mahmoud Heydarian, an art teacher at schools in Bojnord, was arrested on January 10 during nationwide protests in the city of Ashkhaneh and has recently been transferred to Bojnord Prison.

According to Etemad Online, the Intelligence Department of Yazd Province announced that so far 188 individuals identified as the main activists in the January protests, more than 70 of whom were described as “street leaders and primary saboteurs involved in setting fire to public places and government offices”—have been identified, arrested, and had judicial cases opened against them.

According to Nournnews, in a separate report, the General Directorate of Intelligence of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province also announced the identification and arrest of more than 85 citizens in connection with the nationwide January protests. In a statement, this security body described these individuals as leaders of the protests in the province.

Additionally, in another report, the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations announced that Mahmoud Heydarian, an art teacher in Bojnurd, was arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents at his home in the city of Ashkhaneh around midnight on January 10, during the nationwide protests. According to the council, after undergoing interrogation at the provincial intelligence office, he was transferred to Bojnurd Prison.