U.S. says Iran "could have murdered over a thousand" citizens during protests
By caroline cournoyer December 5, 2019
After receiving 32,000 videos of the recent protests in Iran, the United States said Thursday that the government there has committed "gross human rights violations" that may have left over a thousand citizens dead and thousands more imprisoned since the unrest began in mid-November.
Iran's government has admitted to only a handful of deaths.
"As the truth is trickling out of Iran, it appears the regime could have murdered over a thousand citizens," including at least a dozen children, said Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative for Iran. At least 7,000 protesters have been detained in prison. But, he said, "we cannot be certain because the regime blocks information."
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32,000 videos... so they can shut out the internet I suppose but can't cell phone videos.
I'm sure there are many places one can see some of the oppression but
Heshmat Alavi is a great interpreter of events and definitely seems to lean conservative.
