Iran admits at least 200 protesters killed in November crackdown
Iran's interior minister has acknowledged that "sad things happened" during the unrest last year.
Iran's interior minister has acknowledged as many as 225 people were killed in the November protests over the government’s abrupt hike in fuel prices, state news outlets reported Sunday.
In the deadliest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in multiple cities last year over the Iranian government’s sudden decision to significantly raise prices and introduce a ration system for gasoline.
Amnesty International says at least 304 people died and thousands were injured in the bloody crackdown that followed. The rights group also documented the deaths of at least 23 children killed at the hands of Iranian security forces, most shot dead when police fired live ammunition into the crowds.
According to a group of United Nations experts, unverified reports indicated the death toll exceeded 400. The US government said security forces were behind as many as 1,000 protest-related deaths.
