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Iran Death Toll From Crackdown Rises to 3,428, Rights Group Says, as Judiciary Moves to Fast-Track Trials

The rights group’s figures, based on internal ministry data, spotlight the scale of a crackdown drawing mounting international censure.

Overview

  • Iran Human Rights reports at least 3,428 people killed and more than 10,000 arrested nationwide after receiving new data from Iran’s health and education ministries.
  • Judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei urged swift prosecutions on state television, prompting IHR to warn of potential large-scale executions.
  • A near-total communications shutdown continues, with reports of internet cuts and seizures of Starlink devices hindering independent verification.
  • G7 foreign ministers condemned the killings and arbitrary detentions and urged restraint, while other governments weighed responses and statements varied in forcefulness.
  • Tehran held a mass funeral for about 100 security personnel killed during the unrest as the IRGC signaled readiness to confront perceived external threats.