More than 2,000 people have been killed in Iran’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, according to human rights monitors and a senior Iranian official, marking the bloodiest challenge to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has verified 2,003 deaths – including 1,850 protesters, 135 government-affiliated individuals, nine civilians, and nine children – over the past 17 days. The group is reviewing reports of another 779 killings and warns the true toll is likely higher. A separate Norway-based monitor, Iran Human Rights, has confirmed at least 734 protester deaths but says the real figure is probably in the thousands.
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