new video loaded: How We Know Iran Crushed Protests with Lethal Force
The New York Times collected and analyzed hundreds of videos of a crackdown on anti-government protests that Iranians shared despite an internet blackout. Sanjana Varghese explains how the Visual Investigations team at The Times verified them.
By Sanjana Varghese, Christina Thornell, James Surdam, Jon Hazell and Zach Caldwell
February 5, 2026
new video loaded: How We Know Iran Crushed Protests with Lethal Force
The New York Times collected and analyzed hundreds of videos of a crackdown on anti-government protests that Iranians shared despite an internet blackout. Sanjana Varghese explains how the Visual Investigations team at The Times verified them.
By Sanjana Varghese, Christina Thornell, James Surdam, Jon Hazell and Zach Caldwell
February 5, 2026
