00:00Some 2,000 people have been killed in Iran since protests erupted at the end of last month,
00:07U.S.-based activists said on Tuesday.
00:10The Human Rights Activists News Agency relies on supporters in Iran cross-checking information.
00:17An Iranian security official gave a similar figure to the Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
00:22The source, who asked to remain anonymous, blamed what he called terrorists for the death toll
00:27and said it includes security personnel.
00:31The protest began on December 28th when shopkeepers took to the streets
00:35over the continued collapse of Iran's rial currency and soaring inflation.
00:41The regime has imposed an internet blackout,
00:44but on Tuesday people were allowed to make phone calls abroad for the first time in days.
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