Bodies build up on streets in Iran 'after 500 protestors are killed': Mourners console each other
The footage was taken outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center in the south of Tehran following the Iranian regime's brutal crackdown on dissent.
By TOM MIDLANE and TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
Published: 23:49 GMT, 11 January 2026 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 12 January 2026
Shocking footage shows body bags lining the side of the road in Iran following the regime's brutal crackdown on dissent.
The clip features as many as 180 corpses by some estimates, with shellshocked mourners standing next to their deceased loved ones and being consoled by their compatriots.
The footage was taken outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center in the south of Tehran, where bodies are transferred for identification, forensic examination and the issuance of death certificates.
Activists now say that the death toll from the brutal suppression of nationwide demonstrations in the Middle Eastern nation is at least 538 people.
The group responsible for that figure, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, also claim that more than 10,600 people have been detained.
The video was uploaded to social media platform X, with a harrowing caption describing scenes on the ground in Iran.
'Morgues and hospitals are overflowing with bodies. Many hospitals can no longer accommodate the injured, and morgues are running out of space,' the user wrote.
'The Islamic Republic is killing the people of Iran. World leaders must take immediate action to stop this crime against humanity. #Iran'
Mourners stand next to body bags outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center in the south of Tehran following the Iranian regime's latest brutal crackdown
The sheer volume of body bags underlines the extent of the backlash to protests in Tehran, with one US-based group putting the total death toll at more than 500
Two mourners console each other outside the medical facility in Tehran
The video shows the extent of the devastation, with bodybags lying outside the facility, some still on hospital gurneys and others on the floor.
Family members stand next to the bodies, as they are consoled by others.
Protests in Iran began on December 28 over the country's ailing economy and have transformed into the most significant challenge to the regime for several years.
The internet and telephone lines have been cut off, but footage of events in Tehran and other cities has circulated widely on social media.
Fanatical leaders declared that anyone joining the protests will be considered an 'enemy of God', punishable by death. One woman told CNN she had seen bodies 'piled up' at a hospital - likely to be the one pictured.
Meanwhile, Iran has warned Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US military and Israel would be 'legitimate targets' if the US strikes Tehran.