Live ammunition was used against 1500 protesters during the so-called 'bloody November' in Iran
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- Omissions
- The 1,500 figure refers to total deaths, not specifically protesters targeted with live ammunition. The Reuters report cited three Iranian interior ministry officials as the source for this figure. Amnesty International documented a lower figure of 321 confirmed deaths.
- The Reuters report was published on December 23, 2019, about a month after the protests began on November 15, 2019.
- Sources
- PrimaryUnited Nations NewsReports indicating that dozens of people have been killed in continuing protests across Iran – some by live ammunition
- PrimaryAmnesty InternationalDetails of 321 men, women and children documented as having been killed by Iran's security forces during November 2019 protests
- SecondaryReuters Special ReportAbout 1,500 people were killed during less than two weeks of unrest that started on Nov. 15, 2019