MILAN (ITALPRESS) – The protests in Iran enter the third consecutive week with a dramatic budget: According to the monitoring agency HRA (Human Rights Activists News Agency), based in the United States, there are 2571 people killed since the beginning of the events.
The NGO, which has verified the names and circumstances of deaths, divides the victims into 2403 demonstrators, 147 members of the security forces or individuals linked to the regime, 12 under 18 and 9 civilians not involved in the protests. In parallel, thousands of people are arrested throughout the country.
US President Donald Trump again intervened on the crisis, announcing that the United States will impose customs duties of 25% on any nation that will continue to maintain significant trade relations with Tehran. Trump added that “all options remain on the table” and promised that Washington “will help the Iranian people on the way” towards change, without providing immediate details on forms of support. Within the Iranian Parliament, some Members have launched a serious alarm: if the government will continue to ignore the demands for improvement of living conditions and the dramatic instability of the national currency, the country risks a new wave of even more intense and widespread protests.
For its part, the Tehran government reiterated the need for a “national dialogue” and promised interventions to address the deep economic and social causes of the crisis, but also to attribute the responsibility of violence and escalation to “interferences and external provocations”. The coverage of protests remains extremely difficult due to restrictions imposed on communications and foreign press. The images and videos circulating on social media show widespread clashes in big cities, roadblocks and repression of law enforcement, while the international community continues to follow carefully the evolution of the situation.
PROSEGUE IL BLOCCO DI INTERNET
The internet blockade in Iran, imposed as a result of protests against the government, has now continued for over 132 hours. Netblocks estimates. Connectivity was blocked last January 8, after about ten days since the beginning of protests against the carovita and the regime. The block affects the ability of users to access information and communicate. In recent days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted the internet block, but promised he would be restored. The absence of the internet prevents the real number of victims caused by repression.
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