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Activists Say Iran Protest Deaths Top 5,000 as U.S. Carrier Group Shifts Closer

Independent verification remains scarce due to a nationwide internet shutdown imposed on Jan. 8.

Overview

  • HRANA reports at least 5,002 people killed, including 4,716 protesters, 203 government-affiliated personnel, 43 children and 40 bystanders.
  • The organization counts at least 26,852 detentions linked to the unrest.
  • Iranian authorities released a toll of 3,117 deaths and labeled many of the remaining dead as “terrorists.”
  • Iran Human Rights cautions the final toll could reach about 25,000, a figure it says is not yet verified.
  • The United States has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group toward the region, with the carrier in the Indian Ocean and President Trump saying ships are being positioned “just in case.”