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Iran Protests Over Economic Crisis Leave At Least Seven Dead, Rights Group Says

Unrest that began with bazaar strikes over soaring prices has spread to multiple provinces.

Overview

  • Rights group HRANA reports seven fatalities, at least 119 arrests, and 33 injuries over five days of demonstrations.
  • State-linked outlets Fars and Tasnim say three people were killed and 17 injured in Azna after protesters confronted police at a station and set vehicles on fire.
  • Fars reports two deaths in Lordegan during clashes; Hengaw attributes those fatalities to government gunfire.
  • Authorities confirm a 21-year-old Basij member died in Kuhdasht, while Hengaw says he was a protester shot by police.
  • Officials tout readiness for dialogue even as the prosecutor warns of a firm response; state media report detentions and weapons seizures as Basij and IRGC forces deploy.