15 h. ago Captured Iranian protesters are being executed in secret by guards who then claim the victims were killed during brutal riot crackdown, activists claim

Activists have claimed that Iranian protesters captured by the regime's security forces are being executed by prison guards, who then say they died amid the brutal crackdown on mass riots. 

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30 h. ago Iran issues warning to the US as protests death toll 'hits 33,000' as 'nearly 100,000 people hurt in brutal crackdown'

Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the US not to attempt a military strike on the country. 

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39 h. ago Death toll rises over 33,000 in Iran as leader issues chilling warning to Trump

While the numbers of protestors being killed in Iran continues to rise, Donald Trump claims Washington is watching the events unfold very closely

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40 h. ago Iran protest doctor: ‘In one street, I saw blood pooled in a gutter with a trail stretching several metres’ | Anonymous

I’ve worked as a surgeon in disaster zones. Nothing compares to the nightmare I saw in Iran’s hospitals when the state started shooting protestersBy 8 January, Iran’s anti-regime protests that began in late December had spread across the country with reports of at least 45 people killed by security forces. Over the next three days the regime appears to have instigated a brutal crackdown on protesters that is now estimated to have led to the deaths of more than 5,000 people.By the time I reached the hospital in Tehran on Thursday (8 January) night, the sound of the city had already changed. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Death toll from Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters soars past 33,000, new figures show

The latest figures came as Iran warned it will treat any attack 'as an all-out war' as the US ramps up its military presence in the region.

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52 h. ago Staggering 33,000 Iran protesters killed in just two weeks as shock death toll from ‘genocide’ revealed

THE death toll from the protests in Iran has risen past 33,000, shock figures show. The stats were revealed as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime threatened war if the US took any action against it. Previous estimates had suggested between 16,500 and 18,000 people had been killed amid two weeks of unrest. But new research...

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64 h. ago Silenced by shutdown: Iranians abroad wait in fear after protests turn deadly

Families with loved ones in Iran experience an excruciating wait for news following the regime’s total internet blackout after the brutal crackdown of protests across the country. Caspar Barnes and Moha Tahery report.

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3 d. ago Drains running crimson with blood, body bags covering the ground, and frantic loved ones unaware of their loss: Horrifying vignettes from Iran's monstrous slaughter as death toll reaches 16,500

After executing the hospital patients, the Iranian regime did not even bother to clean up the crime scene.

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3 d. ago Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll put above 5,000

US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said a US “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s bloody crackdown on protesters at 5,002.Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, he said: “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely we have an armada ... heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Iran reports 3,117 protest deaths and issues new warning to US

There are fears the toll could increase significantly as information gradually emerges

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7 d. ago Iran admits 5,000 were killed in brutal protest crackdown with clerics warning they could U

The death toll was confirmed by authorities in the Islamic Republic, with a government official saying at least 500 of those killed were security personnel.

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8 d. ago Iran 'killed 16,500 protesters and injured more than 300,000' in brutal crackdown, report claims

The findings contradict the first public admission by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who yesterday acknowledged that 'several thousands' had died since the demonstrations erupted.

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9 d. ago Iran dubs Donald Trump a 'criminal' for supporting protests that killed 'thousands'

In a speech broadcast by state television on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted the death toll in the first indication from an Iranian leader of the extent of the casualties in the wake of the December protests that led to a bloody crackdown.

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9 d. ago Senior Iranian cleric calls for protester executions in defiance of Trump claims

Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami is not alone among regime voices calling for harsh response to unrest, say rights groupsA senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement.In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators, saying “armed hypocrites should be put to death”. He described protesters as “butlers” and “soldiers” of Israel and the US, vowing that neither country should “expect peace”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Don't look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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1 week ago Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight? | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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1 week ago Iran closes airspace to all flights as foreign minister denies it plans to execute protesters – live

Abbas Araghchi says hangings over anti-government demonstrations are ‘out of the question’ while flight tracking data shows airlines avoiding Iranian airspaceUS and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threatsAnalysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting end days for Iran’s regimeMassacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran? – podcastFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and monitors tracking the status of internet ...

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1 week ago The Latest: Iranian judge signals trials and executions as activists say death toll surpasses 2,500

Iran's top judge has hinted that trials and executions are ahead as activists say the death toll from Iran's protests has risen to at least 2,586

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1 week ago Inside Iran's execution machine: How regime puts prisoners to death on an 'industrial level' with public hangings from cranes

Iranian authorities are stepping up their brutal crackdown on the population with arrested protesters facing the death penalty for daring to rise up against the regime.

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1 week ago More than 320,000 Brits hit with tax bills over £1,000 on their state pension

MORE than 320,000 pensioners are paying at least £1,000 or above in tax on their state pension. The number of pensioners who have been hit with four figure tax bills soared from 249,000 to 320,000 in the last year alone, an increase of 71,000, according to official figures. The new state pension is currently worth...

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