Demonstrators participate in a protest towards the Iranian authorities in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 12. Since Dec. 28, nationwide anti-government protests have taken place throughout Iran regardless of a heavy crackdown. EPA-Yonhap
PARIS – At the very least 648 protesters have been killed within the crackdown by Iranian safety forces on a protest motion that has shaken the Islamic republic, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) stated Monday, warning the precise toll could possibly be far increased.
“The worldwide neighborhood has an obligation to guard civilian protesters towards mass killing by the Islamic republic,” stated IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, commenting on the brand new tally of deaths which were verified by the NGO.
IHR stated that “in line with some estimates greater than 6,000 might have been killed”, however warned that the virtually four-day web blackout imposed by the Iranian authorities makes it “extraordinarily tough to independently confirm these studies”.
