Eyewitnesses described extreme violence, alleging security forces fired live ammunition, killing scores and overwhelming hospitals. The death toll continues to rise in connection with the widespread demonstrations against the regime in Iran. At least 490 protesters are reported to have been killed in connection with the protests in Iran, reports CNN.
TEHRAN JANUARY 11: Fresh waves of protests erupted across Iran, spreading to more than 100 cities amid soaring inflation, an internet blackout, and a fierce security crackdown. Videos from Tehran showed fireworks, chants, and open defiance, with some demonstrators invoking Iran’s pre-1979 monarchy.
Eyewitnesses described extreme violence, alleging security forces fired live ammunition, killing scores and overwhelming hospitals. At least 116 people are reported dead – according to other sources, that figure is significantly higher. The unrest comes as U.S. President Donald Trump and senior officials voice support for protesters, drawing sharp backlash from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has branded demonstrators “enemies of God” and threatened the death penalty.
The death toll continues to rise in connection with the widespread demonstrations against the regime in Iran. In pictures from Tehran, published by Reuters, people are seen gathering outside a morgue to identify dead relatives. At least 490 protesters are reported to have been killed in connection with the protests in Iran, reports CNN, citing the US-based human rights organization HRANA. On Sunday, the reported death toll continued to rise.
The hospitals describe a chaotic situation to several international media. Hospital sources testify to international media about how hospitals are overcrowded with the dead and injured. Hospitals are extremely chaotic and patients are terrified of seeking care and being identified, doctors say.
