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RFL/RE – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of killing “big numbers” of protesters following unofficial casualty numbers in the hundreds that Tehran characterized as “utter lies.” “Iran is killing perhaps thousands and thousands of people right now as we speak, that it why they cut off the Internet so people can’t see what is going on,” Trump said …

RFL/RE – Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted by state television as saying that American pressure on Tehran has failed and Iran is still selling its oil despite U.S. sanctions on its exports.“Despite America’s pressure … and its imposed sanctions on our oil exports, we still continue to sell our oil by using other means … when even friendly …

VOA – The United States on Monday called recent violence in Nassiriya, Iraq in which at least 29 people died “shocking and abhorrent,” calling on the Iraqi government to investigate and punish those responsible for the “excessive” use of force. Iraqi security forces opened fire on demonstrators who had blocked a bridge and later gathered outside a police station in …

Amnesty – The number of people believed to have been killed during demonstrations in Iran that broke out on 15 November has risen to at least 208, said Amnesty International, based on credible reports received by the organization. The real figure is likely to be higher. Dozens of the deaths have been recorded in Shahriar city in Tehran province – …

CHRI – An unarmed civilian and mother of three young children, Ameneh Shahbazi, was killed by a bullet as she was trying to help a person shot in the leg during a protest, her brother, Mohammad Shahbazi, said in an interview with the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Her death certificate indicated that she had died from a …