Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests

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Report by CBS News:

Information trickling out of Iran on Tuesday suggests that a crackdown by authorities to end more than two weeks of widespread anti-government protests has likely been far more deadly than activists outside the country have reported. With phone lines opening back up for calls from inside the Islamic Republic, two sources, including one inside Iran, told CBS News on Tuesday that at least 12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said in Parliament on Tuesday that the U.K. government believed there "may have been 2,000 people killed, there have been more. My fear is that the number may prove to be significantly higher."

The truth has been incredibly difficult to piece together due to Iran's hardline rulers cutting off internet access and phone service in the country for the last five days. While a complete internet shutdown in Iran remained in place for a fifth day, some Iranians were able to make phone calls out of the country on Tuesday, though it was still not possible to call into Iran from outside.

A source inside Iran who was able to call out told CBS News on Tuesday that activist groups working to compile a full death toll from the protests, based on reports from medical officials across the country, believed the toll was at least 12,000, and possibly as high as 20,000.

CBS News has not been able to independently verify the massive death toll indicated by the source, which is some many times larger than the numbers reported by most activist groups independently in recent days — though those groups have always made it clear that their tallies are likely underestimated.

The opposition Iran International television network said Tuesday that its information suggested about 12,000 people were killed. A source in Washington with contacts in Iran told CBS News on Tuesday that a credible source had told him the toll was likely between 10,000 and 12,000.

www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-protest-death-toll-over-12000-feared-higher-video-bodies-at-morgue/

Thanks for starting this thread. I have unfortunately seen some deeply distressing footage now - the regime seem intent on atrocities.

Obviously it doesn’t matter if Iranian anti regime demonstrators get slaughtered. I don’t see demonstrations on UK streets in support of them

Its a staggering death toll. Very, very upsetting.

At least media and politicians are starting face up to the enormity of it.

Yes ... even the BBC is reporting strongly on it now.

Trump has indicated that he thinks US allies should get out of Iran and the BBC North America editor says that he sounds as though he is preparing for some kind of direct intervention in Iran.

Trump has “cancelled all meetings” with Iranian officials – suggesting that diplomacy is now on hold.

https://news.sky.com/story/iranian-protester-faces-imminent-execution-claims-human-rights-group-13493858

It is being reported that this young man is to be executed tomorrow for taking part in the protests.

Absolutely horrific.

Where is trump!

I hope they can save that poor man

What's stopping you from arranging a demonstration?

Demonstrations tend to occur when people want their government to do something different/ change a policy. The U.K. government doesn’t support the Iranian regime so what would be protesting against? What would we be demanding from our Government?

A show of support for the brave Iranians would be good though. It would send a message.

A small group of anti/ Iranian government protesters gather regularly outside the National Gallery but they seemed to get no support from the pro Palestinian marchers who passed by on Saturdays. Maybe because the Iranian government funds and supports Hamas and Hezbollah?

Im in awe at the heroism of the (mainly) young people of Iran. I’m also very worried for them.

gosh. It’s quite shocking to see people using the horrific situation in Iran as a stick to beat pro Palestine protestors with and accuse them of being Hamas/Hezbollah supporters.

Starmer could proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation for a start.

There have been protests in the UK?

Not many … maybe there will be more now the true horror is emerging re the thousands of civilians the regime has murdered just for protesting.

I really hope so. It would be brilliant to have a real show of solidarity with these incredible people who are risking their lives for the rights we have.

No - I didn’t say that. But it wasn’t good to see an Iranian man with anti Hamas placards had to be protected by the police from attack by extremists on the Pro Palestinian March .

That would be something.

It’s horrifying. A lot of the 1000’s of people who have been brutally murdered by their own government are teenagers.
Iranians have been living under terrorist regime for decades.
There can be no equivocation. No “ but Trump” no “ but Israel” Either you are with the Iranian people ( the bravest people on the planet) or you are against them.

The thought of Erfan Soltani being hanged in public tomorrow is making me feel ill to the pit of my stomach. Why are all the omnicausers being so silent now? As I always knew, the pro-Gaza lobby are either Islamists or people who will tolerate any atrocity in the cause of self-flagellating anti-Westernism. Remember whose side they have been on for the last two years.

I agree - you couldn’t find braver people anywhere.
My heart breaks when I see pictures of how very young they are.

I agree and I’m unequivocally with them.

Will be almost afraid to read the news tomorrow for fear of what more horrors may come to light.

I have only read about the atrocities, and that is horrifying enough. That people are brave enough to risk those sort of consequences is staggering.

It's taken this to actually make people take note

As if we were unaware before

You’re not wrong about that. I do remember when there was an escalation between Israel and Iran last year, that a rather large number of posters on this board appeared to be very sympathetic towards the Iranian regime.

This is dreadful. So awful. Such brave people. I wish their evil leaders could be overthrown.