00:00Iran's protest death toll could surpass 30,000, according to some reports, with verification
00:07hindered due to nearly four weeks of total internet shutdown.
00:12Casualty estimates of Iran's ongoing protest crackdown range from approximately 3,100,
00:20according to state media, while independent sources have put the number at above 30,000.
00:26Time magazine cited two Iranian health ministry officials in a report claiming that more than
00:3330,000 had been killed, while The Guardian newspaper has reported a similar figure.
00:39UN special reporter for Iran, Maie Sato, said she had received indications that the actual
00:46number may reach tens of thousands. Dr. Hashim Mozenzadeh, a France-based surgeon with hospital
00:53contacts inside Iran, told Euronews Farsi that at least 22,000 deaths had been recorded in
01:00forensic facilities. Mozenzadeh said evidence showed security forces shot people who were
01:07fleeing, and more than 900 bodies were transported to a Tehran cemetery in the space of 36 hours.
01:15He added that several medical personnel have been arrested for treating protesters and for
01:21refusing to cooperate with security officers. Human rights organizations have reported that
01:27Iranian security forces unlawfully used rifles, shotguns loaded with metal pellets,
01:34water cannons, tear gas and beatings against largely peaceful protesters.
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