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| Subject: Barbaric Iran admits it shot and killed 'rioters', but won't say how many Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:03 pm | |
| Iranian state television acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that security forces shot and killed what it described as "rioters" in last month's anti-government demonstrations - the deadliest political unrest in Iran since the 1979 revolution and the subsequent founding of the Islamic republic.
The report, however, did not provide any details about the death toll. Amnesty International has documented at least 208 deaths in the crackdown, though the London-based human rights group expects the real figure to be higher.
The protests erupted on November 15 and were quickly met with an internet shutdown and reprisal by security forces, according to human rights groups and witness reports that have trickled out since internet service was restored about a week later.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-admits-it-shot-and-killed-rioters-but-won-t-say-how-many-20191204-p53gle.html |
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