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World Iran rejects as 'lies' unrest death tolls given abroad

11:00  03 december  2019
11:00  03 december  2019 Source:   msn.com

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Iran is experiencing its deadliest political unrest since the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago, with at least 180 people killed — and possibly hundreds more — as angry The authorities have declined to specify casualties and arrests and have denounced unofficial figures on the national death toll as speculative.

Iran on Saturday dismissed death tolls issued abroad for violence that erupted during protests in the The unrest broke out on November 15, hours after it was announced that the price of gas would rise to Iran ’s economy has been badly affected since last year, when US President Donald Trump

Iran's judiciary on Tuesday rejected as "utter lies" unofficial casualty figures given for street violence that erupted last month during demonstrations against fuel price hikes.

a group of people sitting and looking at the camera: Mourners attend the funeral of Revolutionary Guards commander Morteza Ebrahimi, one of the deaths during last month's unrest that the Iranian authorities have confirmed© ATTA KENARE Mourners attend the funeral of Revolutionary Guards commander Morteza Ebrahimi, one of the deaths during last month's unrest that the Iranian authorities have confirmed

"I explicitly announce that the numbers and figures that are being given by hostile groups are utter lies and the statistics have serious differences with what they announced," judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.

"They announced some numbers as well as some names... Their claimed numbers are shear lies and fabricated," he said, in remarks aired on state television.

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Iran has not yet released any nationwide figures over the widespread unrest , but confirmed five deaths . The state rejected Amnesty's previous numbers. The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, did not offer a new official death toll when asked at a news conference broadcast on Sunday.

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"The names they have given are also lies," Esmaili said, adding that they included people who were still alive and others who passed away normally.

Protests erupted in Iran on November 15 after the shock announcement of a fuel price hike of up to 200 percent.

They were quickly quashed by authorities who also imposed a week-long near-total internet blackout.

  • Slide 1 of 11: Members of riot police are seen during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq November 27, 2019.
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    An increase in gasoline prices in Iran has seen protests, which began on Nov. 15, turn into widespread demonstrations resulting in more than 200 deaths across the country. This is the deadliest political unrest in the 40-year history of the Islamic Republic as angry protests have been smothered in a government crackdown of unbridled force.

    Supreme leader says Iranians foiled 'very dangerous' plot

    Supreme leader says Iranians foiled 'very dangerous' plot Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday praised the country's people for foiling a "very dangerous" plot, after violence erupted during protests this month against a fuel price hike. The demonstrations broke out on November 15, hours after the shock announcement at midnight that the price of petrol would be immediately raised by as much as 200 percent. They quickly turned violent and saw petrol pumps torched, police stations attacked and shops looted, before being quashed within a few days.Officials have not yet given overall figures on the number of casualties or arrests made during the unrest which affected much of the country.

    Iran on Saturday disputed death tolls issued abroad for bloodshed that erupted during protests in the country over fuel prices, after a rights group The unrest broke out on November 15, hours after it was announced that the price of gas would rise to 15,000 rials per litre (12 US cents) from 10,000 for the

    30 (MNA) – Prosecutor-General Mohammad Montazeri has rejected the death toll and the number of detained people during recent unrest in Iran given by the On the death toll and the number of the arrested individuals given by foreign media, the prosecutor general said that “people, who are outside

    (Pictured) Members of riot police are seen during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq on Nov. 27.

  • Slide 2 of 11: BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - NOVEMBER 27: Iranian fisherman sells shrimp in Hormuz Island of Bandar Abbas, Iran on November 27, 2019. Iranian fishermen in Bandar Abbas have decreased fishing due to fuel price increase and large Chinese fishing vessels causing fish prices to raise and lower the sales.
    2/11 SLIDES © Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
    Iranian fisherman sells shrimp in Hormuz Island of Bandar Abbas, on Nov. 27. Iranian fishermen in Bandar Abbas have decreased fishing due to fuel price increase and large Chinese fishing vessels causing fish prices to raise and lower the sales.
  • Slide 3 of 11: Iranians hold pictures of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and wave national flags during a rally to show their support to the Islamic Republic system and to condemn recent violent protests following fuel price hike in the country, in Tehran, Iran, 25 November 2019. Iranians hold anti-protests rally in Tehran, Iran Islamic Republic Of - 25 Nov 2019
    3/11 SLIDES © Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    Iranians hold pictures of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and wave national flags during a rally to show their support to the Islamic Republic system and to condemn recent violent protests following fuel price hike in the country, in Tehran, on Nov. 25.
  • Slide 4 of 11: Supporters of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attend a pro-government rally in Tehran's Enghelab (Revolution) square. About 106 protesters in 21 cities have been killed during fuel unrests in Iran, according to the Amnesty International. Pro-Government rally in Tehran, Iran - 25 Nov 2019
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    Supporters of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attend a pro-government rally in Tehran's Enghelab (Revolution) square on Nov. 25.
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    Shops that were destroyed during demonstrations against petrol price hikes, are pictured on Nov. 20. in Shahriar.
  • Slide 5 of 11: Shops that were destroyed during demonstrations against petrol price hikes, are pictured on November 20, 2019 in Shahriar, west of Tehran. - Three security personnel have been killed by
    6/11 SLIDES © Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
    A woman passes a shopping center that was burned during protests on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 6 of 11: An Iranian woman passes a shopping centre that was burned during protests over increasing fuel prices in the city of Shahriar, Alborz province, Iran, 20 November 2019. Iran on 15 November increased fuel prices by at least 50 percent prompting protests in various cities. Aftermath of protests over increasing fuel price, Shahriar, Iran (Islamic Republic Of) - 20 Nov 201
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    Protesters set fire at a petrol station on Nov. 17.
  • Slide 7 of 11: Iranian protesters set fire on the petrol station Fuel price protest, Tehran, Iran - 17 Nov 2019 Hours after a surprise decision to increase petrol prices by 50 percent for the first 60 litres and 300 percent for anything above that each month, and impose rationingAuthorities said the move was aimed at helping needy citizens, and expected to generate 300 trillion rials ($2.55 billion) per annum
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    Destroyed petrol pumps are pictured at a gas station, after protests against increased fuel prices, in Tehran, on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 8 of 11: Destroyed petrol pumps are pictured at a gas station, after protests against increased fuel prices, in Tehran, Iran November 20, 2019. Picture taken November 20, 2019.
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    Iranians inspect the wreckage of a bus that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration on Nov. 17.
  • Slide 9 of 11: Iranians inspect the wreckage of a bus that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in the central city of Isfahan on November 17, 2019. - President Hassan Rouhani warned that riot-hit Iran could not allow
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    Iranian protesters rally amid burning tires during a demonstration on Nov. 16.
  • Iran rejects as 'lies' unrest death tolls given abroad
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    People stop their cars on a highway to protest for increased gas price on Nov. 16.
  • Slide 10 of 11: Iranian protesters rally amid burning tires during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices, in the central city of Isfahan on November 16, 2019. - One person was killed and others injured in protests across Iran, hours after a surprise decision to increase petrol prices by 50 percent for the first 60 litres and 300 percent for anything above that each month, and impose rationing. Authorities said the move was aimed at helping needy citizens, and expected to generate 300 trillion rials ($2.55 billion) per annum.
  • Slide 11 of 11: People stop their cars in a highway to show their protest for increased gas price in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019.
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The authorities have not yet given any overall death toll for the unrest.

But London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Monday that at least 208 people were killed in the crackdown.

"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, based on credible reports received by the organisation," it said.

Amnesty, whose previous death toll was 161, added that the actual number of people killed was likely to have been higher.

Iran's Leaders Soften Stance on Protesters .
Faced with a simmering fury in the country, Iran’s leaders on Wednesday abruptly softened their stance toward street protests that are believed to have left hundreds of civilians dead last month, the most lethal crackdown since the 1979 revolution. The change, led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, signaled that the hierarchy was scrambling to manage resentment worsened by a brutal suppression of protests throughout the country after gasoline prices were increased by at least 50 percent without warning on Nov. 15.

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