Amnesty: The updated death toll from the demonstrations in Iran is 304

The human rights organization raised the number of deaths documented by him, saying that security forces shot the vital organs of protesters to kill. Thousands were arrested, including journalists, human rights activists and students. "Authorities Conduct Wicked Oppression"

Amnesty: The updated death toll from the demonstrations in Iran is 304

At least 304 people were killed and thousands more injured in three days during Iran's protests in the middle of last month - the Amnesty Human Rights Organization released Monday, which has so far estimated that 208 people were killed as the regime crushed unprecedented protests that erupted in gasoline protests and surged into political character . The United States estimates that up to a thousand people have been killed, and while Iran has not released an official death toll, it rejects those high numbers as "blatant lies."

The London-based human rights organization said it had gathered "horrific evidence" and analyzed videos that revealed how members of the Basij militia and Revolutionary Guards killed hundreds of protesters between November 15 and 18. "Most of the deaths documented by the organization were as a result of gunshots to the head, heart, neck and other vital organs, which indicated that security forces had fired to kill," Amnesty said.

The authorities then went on to "widespread repression designed to instill fear so that no one talks about what happened." Amnesty said: "Iranian authorities are waging suppression following the outbreak of the protest on November 15, and have arrested thousands of protesters as well as journalists, human rights activists and students with the aim of preventing them from exposing its brutal repression in Iran."

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Bank burned in Tehran, last month (Photo: Reuters)

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According to Amnesty, there were arrests in hospitals and protesters were denied essential treatment at their arrest. Others were taken from their homes and workplaces. In other cases, detainees were arrested, tortured or detained without the ability to communicate with a lawyer and their family.

Iranian officials, led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said the unrest was the work of "rioters" backed by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia, and conservative officials called for the "leaders" to execute the protest. The information from Iran has been slowing down due to the internet being shut down for a few weeks.

Amnesty pleaded with Tehran "to urgently and unconditionally release anyone arrested arbitrarily" and called on the UN to investigate the killings and other human rights violations. "The world must not be silent, as the Iranian authorities continue to carry out extensive human rights violations in their brutal attempt to smash their "Said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa in the organization.