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Iran Prosecutors Seek Death Sentences as Reported Protest Toll Reaches Thousands

Communications blackouts are obscuring casualty counts from both officials and rights groups.

Overview

  • Tehran prosecutors said some detained protesters will face charges carrying the death penalty under Sharia, including the offense translated as waging war against God.
  • AFP reported that a 26-year-old detainee near Tehran has already been sentenced to death, with execution possibly as soon as January 14.
  • The New York Times cited Iranian health officials putting deaths at about 3,000, while Reuters reported roughly 2,000 fatalities including security forces.
  • Rights organizations offered divergent figures, with Iran Human Rights airing an unverified projection above 6,000 and HRANA/HRA documenting hundreds of confirmed deaths as of January 12.
  • Iran has restricted internet access to suppress information flows, even as social media circulates morgue footage that suggests a higher toll, leaving the overall count unverified.