Bloody crackdown appears to have quelled Iran protests for now
ABC News • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian security forces have violently cracked down on protests that began in late December over inflation and currency devaluation, driving demonstrators off the streets amid a government-imposed internet blackout lasting over a week.
- Despite limited communication channels like phone lines and Starlink satellite terminals, reports describe a tense calm with heavily armed security forces enforcing a de facto curfew across Iranian cities.
- The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports over 2,800 protesters killed and around 22,000 arrested, although these figures have not been independently verified; Iranian authorities claim many deaths are of "martyrs" killed by what they call "terrorists" and foreign agents.
- Injured protesters face significant risks as security forces reportedly raid
