Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 20 January (LaPresse) – The crackdown on protesters participating in nationwide protests in Iran has caused the deaths of at least 4,029 people. This was reported by Human Rights Activists, who stated that more than 26,000 people were arrested during the crackdown. According to the NGO, 3,786 of the victims were protesters, 180 were members of the security forces, 28 were children and 35 were people who were not participating in the demonstrations. It is feared that the actual number of victims may be much higher.
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