According to this organization, another 12,904 cases are being investigated, while at least 7,402 people were seriously injured during the unrest.
Activists warn that the process of determining and confirming the number of victims is slow due to frequent Internet interruptions and limited access to information, which is why the exact scale of the violence is not yet fully known.
Official Iranian reports put 3,117 people dead in the riots, while Iran’s ambassador to Switzerland earlier said more than 2,400 people died in what he said were terrorist activities.
The protests that broke out at the end of December last year were caused by the severe economic crisis in the country. Shopkeepers were the first to take to the streets, and mass protests swept major cities on January 8 and 9, after which they were reportedly violently suppressed.
Authorities in Tehran have characterized the protests as part of a foreign conspiracy, accusing Israel and the United States of destabilizing the country and leaving thousands dead.
Meanwhile, Iran’s military has stepped up belligerent rhetoric after US President Donald Trump announced the deployment of a massive fleet to waters near Iran.
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Pakpour, said that the Iranian armed forces “have their finger on the trigger”, reports DPA.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
