France 24: Citing 'credible reports', Amnesty International says more than 100 killed in Iran protests
Amnesty International, citing “credible reports”, said Tuesday it believes at least 106 people in 21 cities have been killed during protests in Iran over a rise in government-set gasoline prices.
Iran’s government, which has not made nationwide numbers available for the toll of the unrest that began Sunday, did not immediately respond to the report.
Amnesty added that it “believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed”.
Iran has since shut down the internet and deployed police and anti-riot forces to quell the unrest. Demonstrations are believed to still be going on in the country.
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WNU Editor: The Iranian Supreme leader has a different take on the riots .... Iran supreme leader says recent protests were not carried out by the people (Reuters).
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40 days after death/burial memorials are held for the deceased. These are opportunities for new demonstrations in which new demonstrators may be killed.
Rinse Repeat.
You have to handle Iranian demonstrators very carefully or with an iron fist. The Iranians will go the latter route. Very few of the Iranian ayatollahs are as wise as Ayatollah Sistani.
People will dead relatives if they have a job will not be as productive as they normally are. The economy is going to take a further hit.
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