Amnesty Says at Least 106 Killed in Iran Protests
Share
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” said Tuesday it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over a rise in government-set gasoline prices.
Iran’s government, which has not made nationwide numbers available for the toll of the unrest that began Sunday, did not immediately respond to the report.
Amnesty added that it “believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed.”
Amnesty added that it “believes that the real death toll may be much higher, with some reports suggesting as many as 200 have been killed.”Iran since has shut down the internet and deployed police and anti-riot forces to quell the unrest. Demonstrations are believed to still be going on in the country.
Hard-liners in Iran meanwhile threatened violent protesters Tuesday with executions by hanging as sporadic demonstrations still gripped pockets of the country over government-set gasoline prices rising, unrest a United Nations agency fears may have killed “a significant number of people.”
It remains unclear how many people have been arrested, injured or killed in the protests that began Friday and quickly spread across at least 100 cities and towns in Iran. Authorities shut down internet access to the outside world Saturday, an outage that persisted Monday across the nation of 80 million people.

State Media Showed Video of Burned Qurans
Officials also haven’t given any public accounting for the overall toll of the violence. State media showed video of burned Qurans at one mosque in the suburbs of the capital, Tehran, as well as pro-government rallies.
“It was a bad decision at a bad time. The economic situation has long been difficult for people and Rouhani unexpectedly implemented the decision on fuel.” — Maryam Kazemi, a 29-year-old accountant in the southern Tehran suburb of Khaniabad
Absent though in the coverage was an acknowledgement of what sparked the demonstrations in the first place. Gasoline prices rising represents yet another burden on Iranians who have suffered through a painful currency collapse, following President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal of America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and the re-imposition of crippling U.S. sanctions.Relatively moderate President Rouhani has promised that the fuel price rise will be used to fund subsidies for low-income families. But the decision has unleashed widespread anger among Iranians.
Maryam Kazemi, a 29-year-old accountant in the southern Tehran suburb of Khaniabad, said that the hefty hike in fuel prices was “putting pressure on ordinary people.”
“It was a bad decision at a bad time. The economic situation has long been difficult for people and Rouhani unexpectedly implemented the decision on fuel,” she said.
[activecampaign form=29]
Fresno County Sheriff’s Pilot Takes His Last Flight as He Retires After 31 Years of Service
Video /
9 hours ago
A Palestinian From the West Bank Is First Detainee Under 18 to Die in Israeli Prison, Officials Say
World /
10 hours ago
Trump Says He’s Settled on a Tariff Plan That Is Set to Take Effect Wednesday
Politics /
11 hours ago
House Speaker Johnson Fails to Squash a Proxy Voting Effort From New Moms in Congress
Politics /
12 hours ago
Hooters Goes Bust and Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Business /
12 hours ago
Elon Musk Reclaims Top Spot on Forbes’ Billionaires List
Elon Musk has reclaimed his position as the world’s wealthiest individual, according to Forbes’ 39th annual World’s Billio...
Business /
6 hours ago
Categories
Latest
Videos

Business /
6 hours ago
Elon Musk Reclaims Top Spot on Forbes’ Billionaires List

Video /
9 hours ago
Fresno County Sheriff’s Pilot Takes His Last Flight as He Retires After 31 Years of Service

World /
10 hours ago
A Palestinian From the West Bank Is First Detainee Under 18 to Die in Israeli Prison, Officials Say

Politics /
11 hours ago