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They cut the internet and gunned down 12,000 protesters. Absolute tragedy. I've been semi-depressed this week just thinking about it.

tibbydudeza 9mo ago
Unverified though - people are saying more in the range of 2000. PS In Islam they don't do cremation and burial is within a day before next sunset hence the horrible footage of hospitals releasing bodies publicly in the street - it is part of their faith and even the regime respects it.
- energy123 9mo ago
  Iranian officials are saying 2000, so that's the lower bound.
  - nicce 9mo ago
    Hrana says. It is US based.
    - Aryezz 9mo ago
      Around 2,000 people were killed in Iran protests, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming "terrorists" for the deaths of civilians and security personnel. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-iran-protests-official-says-2026-01-13/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-... A senior Iranian health ministry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said about 3,000 people had been killed across the country but sought to shift the blame to “terrorists” fomenting unrest. The figure included hundreds of security officers, he said. Another government official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he had seen an internal report that referred to at least 3,000 dead, and added that the toll could climb. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-protester-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-pro...
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 9mo ago
  It's interesting how nobody was skeptical of casualty estimates in a different recent conflict but suddenly we need verification.
  - mhb 9mo ago
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fucalost 9mo ago
This is exceeding the scale of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as far as death toll is concerned* *According to a leaked diplomatic cable: https://www.axios.com/2018/01/05/declassified-cable-estimates-10000-killed-at-tiananmen-square-1515110832 https://www.axios.com/2018/01/05/declassified-cable-estimate...
- ge96 9mo ago
  Like how they always show Mao even with that KD ratio
lurk2 9mo ago
If they cut off the internet how did this information get out and how can it be verified? There would be video of this kind of thing if it wasn’t just the Americans building support for regime change; I have yet to see any.
- epolanski 9mo ago
  Phones aren't blocked I guess, only internet is, but I agree with the sentiment that you should never believe any number you see.
  - deleted 9mo ago
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  - wojciii 9mo ago
    Phones are blocked as well. This is a total communication blackout.
- breppp 9mo ago
  there are videos out of piles of bodies in hospital morgues, other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials according to iranian government sources talking with nytimes there are 3000 dead
  - lurk2 9mo ago
    > other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials I haven’t seen any of these and I have been looking. > morgues I did find this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/12/bodies-line-the-streets-outside-morgue-in-tehran-as-deadly-protests-continue-video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/12/bodies-l... It doesn’t appear to be anywhere near thousands, but covered bodies have been put out onto the street, so something is going on there.
    - breppp 9mo ago
      > It doesn’t appear to be anywhere near thousands, but covered bodies have been put out onto the street, so something is going on there. highly graphic: https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011155652769694033#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011155652769694033#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011136906919362932#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011136906919362932#m https://xcancel.com/MokhtarGhazzawi/status/2011062087301140936 https://xcancel.com/MokhtarGhazzawi/status/20110620873011409... https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011042718768828742#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011042718768828742#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2011062943043969235#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2011062943043969235#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2010367357865136363#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2010367357865136363#m
adamanteye 9mo ago
I feel deeply depressed just thinking about what happening there and what happened in China in 1989. The world and ourselves seem to forget. The party and government simply waits for those who experienced the event to get old and die. After that, no one seems to care about it. And they can pretend this never happens.

tibbydudeza 9mo ago

Unverified though - people are saying more in the range of 2000. PS In Islam they don't do cremation and burial is within a day before next sunset hence the horrible footage of hospitals releasing bodies publicly in the street - it is part of their faith and even the regime respects it.

energy123 9mo ago
Iranian officials are saying 2000, so that's the lower bound.
- nicce 9mo ago
  Hrana says. It is US based.
  - Aryezz 9mo ago
    Around 2,000 people were killed in Iran protests, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming "terrorists" for the deaths of civilians and security personnel. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-iran-protests-official-says-2026-01-13/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-... A senior Iranian health ministry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said about 3,000 people had been killed across the country but sought to shift the blame to “terrorists” fomenting unrest. The figure included hundreds of security officers, he said. Another government official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he had seen an internal report that referred to at least 3,000 dead, and added that the toll could climb. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-protester-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-pro...
2OEH8eoCRo0 9mo ago
It's interesting how nobody was skeptical of casualty estimates in a different recent conflict but suddenly we need verification.
- mhb 9mo ago
  [flagged]

fucalost 9mo ago

This is exceeding the scale of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as far as death toll is concerned* *According to a leaked diplomatic cable: https://www.axios.com/2018/01/05/declassified-cable-estimates-10000-killed-at-tiananmen-square-1515110832 https://www.axios.com/2018/01/05/declassified-cable-estimate...

ge96 9mo ago
Like how they always show Mao even with that KD ratio

lurk2 9mo ago

If they cut off the internet how did this information get out and how can it be verified? There would be video of this kind of thing if it wasn’t just the Americans building support for regime change; I have yet to see any.

epolanski 9mo ago
Phones aren't blocked I guess, only internet is, but I agree with the sentiment that you should never believe any number you see.
- deleted 9mo ago
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- wojciii 9mo ago
  Phones are blocked as well. This is a total communication blackout.
breppp 9mo ago
there are videos out of piles of bodies in hospital morgues, other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials according to iranian government sources talking with nytimes there are 3000 dead
- lurk2 9mo ago
  > other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials I haven’t seen any of these and I have been looking. > morgues I did find this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/12/bodies-line-the-streets-outside-morgue-in-tehran-as-deadly-protests-continue-video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/12/bodies-l... It doesn’t appear to be anywhere near thousands, but covered bodies have been put out onto the street, so something is going on there.
  - breppp 9mo ago
    > It doesn’t appear to be anywhere near thousands, but covered bodies have been put out onto the street, so something is going on there. highly graphic: https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011155652769694033#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011155652769694033#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011136906919362932#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011136906919362932#m https://xcancel.com/MokhtarGhazzawi/status/2011062087301140936 https://xcancel.com/MokhtarGhazzawi/status/20110620873011409... https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011042718768828742#m https://xcancel.com/Osint613/status/2011042718768828742#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2011062943043969235#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2011062943043969235#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2010367357865136363#m https://xcancel.com/Vahid/status/2010367357865136363#m

adamanteye 9mo ago

I feel deeply depressed just thinking about what happening there and what happened in China in 1989. The world and ourselves seem to forget. The party and government simply waits for those who experienced the event to get old and die. After that, no one seems to care about it. And they can pretend this never happens.