Iran protests: Over 300 killed and thousands arrested in violent crackdown, Amnesty says
Negar Mortazavi | Washington DC | The Independent
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At least 304 people were killed and thousands more injured during anti-government protests across Iran last month, according to Amnesty International.
The UK-based human rights organisation said the latest death toll was based on credible reports and eyewitness testimonies it had compiled.
But the real number is likely even higher as security forces used lethal force to crush the protests.
The high death toll over a period of only a few days may to be the highest casualty rate for any protests in the history of the Islamic Republic in the past 40 years. (...)
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