Death Toll from Clashes in Iran Exceeds 300

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that the situation in Iran has become critical, as the authorities are responding excessively harshly to public protests. The death toll from the clashes has now surpassed 300. Hundreds of protesters have been injured, with a significant number arrested.

“More than 300 people have been killed during the public protests that started on September 16, including over 40 children. Two sixteen-year-olds were killed last weekend. Protesters have been killed in 25 of Iran's 31 provinces. This includes over 100 people who have died in Sistan and Baluchistan,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Iranian regime is taking stringent measures against participants in the public protests. The wave of protests in Iran escalated after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who was detained by the “morality police” on September 16 for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. It is presumed that she was beaten, while law enforcement authorities claim that the young woman died of a heart attack. Police actions have been increasingly harsh and brutal in Iran's Kurdish regions.

Iranian leaders assert that the “real organizers” of these protests are the United States and the Israeli Zionist regime.