The latest death toll was given by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which reported that 4716 people killed were demonstrators, 203 were government-affiliated, 43 were children, and 40 were civilians not taking part in the protests
A man walks past buses that were set ablaze during anti-government protests in Tehran. PIC/Getty Images
The toll in Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has reached at least 5,002 people killed, activists said Friday, warning many more were feared dead as the most comprehensive internet blackout in the country’s history crossed the two-week mark.
The latest death toll was given by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which reported that 4716 people killed were demonstrators, 203 were government-affiliated, 43 were children, and 40 were civilians not taking part in the protests. It added that more than 26,800 people had been detained in a widening arrest campaign by authorities.
The challenge in getting information out of Iran persists because of authorities cutting off access to the internet on January 8, even as tensions rise between the US and Iran as an American aircraft carrier group moves closer to the Middle East.
‘False claims’
Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday denied a claim by US President Donald Trump that his intervention halted the execution of 800 people detained in nationwide protests, calling his comments false. “This claim is completely false; no such number exists, nor has the judiciary made any such decision,” Mohammad Movahedi said. It again calls into question whether there will be mass executions over the nationwide protests. Officials have already said some detainees face death penalty charges.
‘Fleet heading to Iran’
Trump said Iran is under close watch and a “massive fleet” is heading to the Gulf region. “If you hang those people, you’ll be hit harder than you’ve ever been.. It will make what we did to your nuclear sites look like peanuts,” Trump said.
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