Iran

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Die Zahl der Todesopfer steigt deutlich an. So kamen wohl innerhalb von rund einer Woche (offiziell) mehr als 40 Menschen ums Leben, mehr als in den drei Monaten nach der Wahl von 2009, als zwischen Juni und September offiziell 36 Tote bei Protesten gegen das Wahlergebnis eingeräumt wurden. Alleine dies zeigt auch schon, dass die Menschen die Schikanen der Religionspolizei satt haben...

Iran protestors return to streets, defying deadly security forces crackdown

Protests flared again in Iran Saturday over the death of a woman in morality police custody, despite a crackdown by security forces in which at least 41 people have died, according to official figures. [...] Web monitor NetBlocks reported that Skype was now restricted in Iran, as part of a crackdown on communications that has already targeted the last accessible international platforms Instagram, WhatsApp and LinkedIn. [...]

Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights put the death toll at 54, excluding security personnel. It said that in many cases authorities had made the return of bodies to families contingent on them agreeing to secret burials.

The group said most of the deaths had come in the Caspian Sea provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran. Waves of arrests have been reported, with the Gilan police chief announcing "the arrest of 739 rioters, including 60 women" in that province alone.

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/...nt-rallies

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