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Death Tolls Surpasses 2,500, Says HRANA Rights Group
More than 2,500 people have been killed during Iran's brutal crackdown against the regime, according to the US human rights monitor HRANA.
The rights group reported late on January 13 that the death toll had reached 2,571 in the wave of unrest that represents the biggest challenge to the Islamic republic in years. The protests have been met with a violent crackdown by security forces and a widespread Internet blackout, raising fears that the actual death toll may be even higher.
HRANA said it had verified the deaths of 2,403 protesters, 147 government-affiliated individuals, 12 children, and nine bystanders. It also confirmed the detention of 18,434 individuals, 97 cases of forced confessions that have been broadcast, and 1,134 reports of severe injuries.
In the first time the Iranian government has acknowledged the climbing death toll, an official said on January 13 that about 2,000 people had been killed.
