US EditionUS-based activist agency says it has verified 3,919 deaths from Iran protests
The Human Rights Activists News Agency verified 3,919 deaths amid protests and arrests of over 24,000, but the Associated Press has not independently confirmed the figures.
- A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths and posted a revised figure up from 3,308, the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported.
- The protests began Dec. 28 over economic grievances, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, said the unrest left 'several thousand' dead, blaming the United States.
- Relying on activists inside Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency said it verified 3,919 deaths and 24,669 arrests, exceeding unrest in decades.
- A family member said detained protester Erfan Soltani, 26-year-old, is in good health after his planned execution was postponed from Wednesday, and Somayeh urged public help to secure his freedom.
- Authorities blocked internet access since Jan. 8, although limited services briefly returned, and Iranian officials have repeatedly accused the United States and Israel of fomenting unrest amid high tensions.
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Iran Protest Death Toll Nears 4,000, Human Rights Group Says
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on Jan. 18 that it estimates at least 3,919 people have been killed during the recent protests in Iran, adding that 8,949 additional deaths are still under investigation by the organization. The death toll, if accurate, will have exceeded that of any unrest in the Islamic Republic for decades, and even outstrips the figure attributed to the 1979 revolution, which brought the current …
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