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Iran petrol protest deaths: Amnesty says a figure of 106 is credible, UN dozens, Iran govt says 12
UN urges Iran restraint amid reports of high protester death toll
The United Nations has urged Iran to end its shutdown of the internet and ensure its security services show restraint after the “clearly very serious” extent of casualties in protests that have swept the country in response to steep petrol price rises.
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It remains unclear how many people have been arrested, injured or killed in the protests that began on Friday and spread across at least 100 cities and towns. Authorities shut down internet access to the outside world on Saturday and the outage remains in place across the nation of 80 million people.
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Iranian officials say 12 protesters and members of Iran’s security forces have died and more than 600 people have been arrested. But the UN put the figure for deaths in the dozens, and called on the government “immediately to re-establish Iranians’ access to the internet, as well as other forms of communication, which allow for freedom of expression and access to information”.
Amnesty International said on Monday it believed at least 106 people had been killed, citing “credible reports”. “The organisation believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed,” Amnesty said in a statement.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/19/un-urges-restraint-over-reports-of-multiple-deaths-in-iran-protests
The United Nations has urged Iran to end its shutdown of the internet and ensure its security services show restraint after the “clearly very serious” extent of casualties in protests that have swept the country in response to steep petrol price rises.
...
It remains unclear how many people have been arrested, injured or killed in the protests that began on Friday and spread across at least 100 cities and towns. Authorities shut down internet access to the outside world on Saturday and the outage remains in place across the nation of 80 million people.
...
Iranian officials say 12 protesters and members of Iran’s security forces have died and more than 600 people have been arrested. But the UN put the figure for deaths in the dozens, and called on the government “immediately to re-establish Iranians’ access to the internet, as well as other forms of communication, which allow for freedom of expression and access to information”.
Amnesty International said on Monday it believed at least 106 people had been killed, citing “credible reports”. “The organisation believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed,” Amnesty said in a statement.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/19/un-urges-restraint-over-reports-of-multiple-deaths-in-iran-protests
