Overview
- Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Thursday that a Canadian citizen died in Iran at the hands of Iranian authorities.
- Consular officials are in contact with the victim’s family, and Global Affairs Canada has withheld further details citing privacy.
- Anand condemned the Iranian regime’s violence and called for an immediate end to the crackdown on protesters.
- Independent monitors, including HRANA, report thousands of protester deaths since late December, with estimates around 2,500 to 2,600.
- Global Affairs had already advised Canadians to depart Iran, noting 3,054 citizens and permanent residents are registered in the country.