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December 23, 2019

Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests
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Reuters is reporting the death toll from Iran's brutal crackdown on
anti-government protests in November was significantly higher than
previously reported, with as many as 1,500 people killed during the two
weeks of demonstrations. The figure was provided by Iranian Interior
Ministry officials. It says the victims included at least 400 women and
more than a dozen teenagers. Reuters also says the orders for the
crackdown came directly from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, who reportedly told a gathering of high-level officials, "The
Islamic Republic is in danger. Do whatever it takes to end it. You have
my order."


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