Overview
- Iran Human Rights and Hengaw say fashion student Rubina Aminian, 23, was shot in the back of the head at close range in Tehran and her family was forced to bury her by a roadside after authorities restricted burial rites.
- Reports from doctors and activists describe security forces firing live rounds and pellets, with many protesters shot in the head and neck and hospitals overwhelmed with dead and wounded.
- Protests continue across more than 180 cities in all provinces, but an internet and phone shutdown now in its fourth to fifth day has severely hindered verification and family contact.
- Casualty figures diverge widely, with IHRNGO citing 192 confirmed deaths and warning totals may be far higher, while HRANA reports 538 killed and about 10,600 detained.
- Authorities have hardened their response, labeling protesters as terrorists or guilty of offences carrying the death penalty, deploying army reinforcements and curfews in towns such as Lushan and Chalus, and warning of retaliation as the United States weighs strong options.