00:00especially around January 8th, 9th, was described by amnesty as the deadliest period of repression
00:05by Iranian authorities in decades. Death toll estimates vary widely and remain disputed due
00:10to an internet blackout. Iran's own Supreme Council of National Security put the figure
00:15at 3,117. The UN special rapporteur on Iran cited at least 5,000, saying medical sources
00:22suggested it could be as high as 20,000. Other human rights monitors have cited ranges as broad
00:28as 2,000, 12,000. No credible source I found supports the much higher figure, over 40,000,
00:35sometimes circulated in informal commentary. That number does not appear in mainstream reporting.
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