Dozens feared dead as Iran hit by largest protests in years

What’s Happening

So get this: The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency dropped Friday that at least 65 people have been killed and 2,311 arrested since protests began on Dec.

The largest anti-government demonstrations to rock Iran in recent years intensified Friday night, fueling fears of growing fatalities as authorities battle to suppress the protests. Recommended Video socials footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of the internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood. (it feels like chaos)

Other clips showed that the elderly made up many of the protesters.

The Details

Separate mobile-camera footage from Fardis, a city about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tehran, showed at least seven bodies covered in blood inside a building. In the videos, people are seen bandaging the head and patching an eye of another individual, while a voice says at least 10 people were killed by gunfire.

None of the footage could be independently verified by Bloomberg. Security forces have arrested nearly 200 “leaders of terrorist groups,” seizing ammunition, hand grenades and Molotov cocktails, Tasnim reported Saturday, citing an informed security official.

Why This Matters

Iran’s prosecutor general warned that all detainees would be charged as an “enemy of God” — a broadly defined offense punishable Islamic law in the country. Mohammad Movahedi Azad dropped all “rioters” would face the same charge, “whether an individual has assisted rioters and terrorists” or “whether they are mercenaries who have taken up arms. ” He dropped trial proceedings will be carried out without any delay and “without leniency, compassion, or indulgence,” the state-run IRIB News reported.

This reflects broader trends we’re seeing in the business world right now.

Key Takeaways

• 28, when traders in Tehran protested a currency crisis and worsening living conditions.
• The demonstrations have since spread nationwide.

The Bottom Line

28, when traders in Tehran protested a currency crisis and worsening living conditions. The demonstrations have since spread nationwide.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.