US EditionIran Rights Group Confirms Over 3,000 Dead as Protests Subside
- An unnamed Iranian regional official said on Jan 18 authorities verified at least 5,000 deaths in protests, including about 500 security personnel, blaming armed attackers supported by `Israel and armed groups abroad`.
- Protests erupted in late December over economic anger and swelled nationwide, while authorities escalated the crackdown with an internet shutdown beginning on 8 January and reports of security forces using live ammunition, especially in Kurdish areas in north-west Iran.
- HRANA reported verified 3,090 deaths, including 2,885 protesters, and confirmed more than 24,000 arrests, with ongoing reviews, while medical sources alleged between 700 and 1,000 protesters lost an eye and deaths resulted from blood loss.
- Rights groups warned detainees could face prosecution and execution, while internet monitoring showed only a very slight rise in connectivity, with no signs of major protests in Tehran on Friday.
- Conflicting accounts and tight controls make independent verification difficult, while a Sunday Times report citing an internal medical document compiled in Iran suggested unverified figures of 16,500–18,000 killed and 360,000 injured from eight hospitals and 16 emergency medical departments.
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The Iranian government has once again corrected the number of people killed in the mass protests. Now there is talk of at least 5000 deaths. A government representative who wanted to remain anonymous also said that there were some of the most violent clashes and the highest number of deaths in the Kurdish regions of north-western Iran. "Israel and armed groups abroad had supported and equipped the demonstrators," he continued. The final number o…
Some of the most violent clashes and the highest number of fatalities have occurred in the Kurdish regions of northwestern Iran. Human rights groups assume from other figures.
According to a representative of the Iranian leadership, most of the deaths were reported in the Kurdish regions in the north-west of the country.
The highest number of fatalities in the Kurdish regions in the north-west. According to a spokesman, the judiciary has not yet passed any death sentences.
Iranian official says verified protest death toll has reached at least 5,000
Authorities say the figure includes about 500 security personnel, while rights groups and medical sources cited by foreign media report far higher figures and allege mass arrests, executions and severe injuries during the suppression of nationwide protests
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