Radio New Zealand – A facewall of those killed in anti-government protests is the first confirmed reporting of the victims of the crackdown inside a heavily censored Iran. Iranians this week began commemorating the end of a traditional 40-day mourning period for the thousands killed during protests. Authorities have reportedly moved quickly to quash demonstrations to mark the occasion and the resurgence of anti-government sentiment.
But as global pressure grows and tens of thousands of people take to the streets in protest in Munich, Toronto and beyond, little is known about what is actually happening inside Iran. At the height of domestic protests, the Iranian government shut down the internet and phone lines, that along with a continued crackdown on social media makes establishing facts very difficult. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency says more than 7-thousand people have been killed in the past month and a half, while the Iranian government puts the death toll at more than 3-thousand.
One reporting team working to get details out is the BBC’s Persia service, they’ve identified 2-hundred of the victims and are working on a face wall of those confirmed dead. Roja Assadi, is the assistant editor of the BBC News Persian Forensic Team. She told me the protests have settled down a little but haven’t stopped completely.
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