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The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to over 2,500, activists say

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The number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days.

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  1. Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution

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    The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to over 2,500, activists say

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  1. New York Post

    Iran protest death toll more than triples as Trump admin weighs military strikes (opens New York Post)

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    At least 490 demonstrators have been killed in the two weeks of unrest that has engulfed the Islamic Republic, according to alarming figures from US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA).

  2. Al-Monitor

    Iran protest death toll rises as alarm grows over crackdown 'massacre' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    At least 192 protesters have been killed in Iran's biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, a rights group said Sunday, as warnings grew that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Iran protest deaths rise to more than 500, rights group says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Deaths from two weeks of protests in Iran have risen to more than 500, U.S.-based rights group HRANA said on Sunday. Its latest spreadsheet - based on activists inside and outside Iran - showed 490 protesters and 48 security personnel killed, plus 10,000 arrests.

  4. KVUE

    Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538 , activists say (opens KVUE)

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    Activists say the death toll in the crackdown on two weeks of nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran’s theocracy reaches 116, activists say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Activists say the death toll in nationwide protests challenging Iran

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Iran protests: Death toll rises to over 538 — activists – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Protests challenging the regime have continued in defiance of a clampdown by Iran's clerical rulers. Emigrant Iranians were seen protesting across cities in Europe. DW has the latest.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan LubellDUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target U.S. military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.

  8. ABC 13 Houston

    Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Protests in Iran have crossed the two-week mark, challenging the country's theocracy.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Iran protests: Death toll rises to over 540 — activists – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Protests challenging the regime have continued in defiance of a clampdown by Iran's clerical rulers. Meanwhile, the Iranian government has declared a "national resistance march" for Monday. DW has the latest.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Death toll from protests in Iran hits at least 544, activists say, as Trump says Iran wants to talk (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    There was no immediate acknowledgment from Tehran of the offering for a meeting.

  11. The Daily Signal

    Death Toll in Iran Protests Could Be 'Thousands' (opens The Daily Signal)

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    While multiple reports indicate hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, the real death toll is likely much higher.

  12. The Week

    Trump, Iran trade threats as protest deaths rise (opens The Week)

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    The death toll in Iran has surpassed 500, with no end to the protests in sight

  13. The Columbian

    Activists: Death toll in Iranian protests at least 538 (opens The Columbian)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran warned that the U.S. military

  14. WHDH Boston

    Death toll from protests in Iran hits at least 544, activists say, as Trump says Iran wants to talk - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    Death toll in Iran protests nears 600; Trump says the country wants to negotiate (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The president said Iran wants to negotiate after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters in nationwide demonstrations.

  16. NPR

    Death toll from protests in Iran increases as Trump says Iran wants to talk (opens NPR)

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    President Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown targeting demonstrators. Activists say at least 544 have died.

  17. Legal Insurrection

    Iran Death Toll Mounts as Regime Clamps Down on Protests With Lethal Forces (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "Israeli intelligence estimates that at least 1,000 Iranians have already been killed in the wave of protests sweeping the country."

  18. Townhall

    Iran Death Toll Tops 12,000 As Security Forces Begin to Slaughter Non-Protesting Civilians (opens Townhall)

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    Iran's death toll exceeds 12,000 as security forces target civilians amid protests.

  19. Herald Bulletin

    Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Activists say the death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,000 people. This level of violence around protests hasn’t been seen in Iran in decades. The U.S.-based Human

  20. ABC 13 Houston

    Death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spikes to at least 2,000, activists say (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said.

  21. Breitbart News

    Iran: Death Toll Rises to Thousands, Trump Says ‘Help Is on Its Way’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Iranian opposition claims the death toll from the nationwide uprising against the regime has surpassed 3,000.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Rising death toll in Iran raises alarm bells for US lawmakers (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The reported death toll of over 2,000 in Iran as a result of protests against the government continues to alarm U.S. lawmakers from both sides.

  23. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Calls on Iranians to 'Take Over Your Institutions' as Death Toll Mounts (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "In the largest killing in Iran’s contemporary history – carried out largely over two consecutive nights, Thursday and Friday, January 8 and 9 – at least 12,000 people were killed."

  24. WSVN Miami

    Death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spikes to at least 2,000, activists say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, as

  25. WMUR

    Iran protests death toll tops 2,000 amid crackdown, activists say (opens WMUR)

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    The number of dead climbed to at least 2,003, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

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