At least 448 killed during Iran protests

In a crackdown on protests that began in mid-September, Iranian security forces have killed at least 448 people, over half of whom were ethnic minorities, a rights group said on Tuesday. According to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group, 60 of the 448 people confirmed to have been killed were children under the age of 18, including nine girls, and 29 women. In the past week alone, 16 people have been killed by security …

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