According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), which on Thursday put the death toll at least 31, six people were killed by firearms by security forces in Gilan province on Thursday evening, and other deaths were reported in Babol and Amol (North ).
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Posted on 2022-09-23 7:12 PM Updated on 2022-09-23 7:33 PM
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The balance sheet gets heavier and reaches a symbolic milestone. At least 50 people have been killed in Iran during demonstrations suppressed by security forces, the NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on Friday, September 23. The country has been ablaze for seven days after a 22-year-old young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in dire circumstances.
According to the Oslo-based organization IHR, which on Thursday put the death toll at least 31, six people were killed by firearms by security forces in the town of Rezvanshahr in the northern province of Gilan on Thursday evening, and other deaths were recorded in Babol and Amol ( North). Demonstrations have taken place in about 80 cities over the past week, she added.
A state media reports the deaths of 17 people in these demonstrations, but NGOs like IHR, but also the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), based in New York, have suggested more students. “Authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 17 people, while independent sources say 36 have died,” CHRI said on Twitter Thursday night.