{"id":213417,"date":"2020-01-01T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=213417"},"modified":"2023-01-22T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T08:37:58","slug":"iran-regimes-deadlock-in-announcing-death-toll-of-november-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-regimes-deadlock-in-announcing-death-toll-of-november-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Deadlock in Announcing Death Toll of November Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Iranian regime has not announced any statistics on the number of victims of the Iran protests in November 2019, So far.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0nationwide Iran protests\u00a0<\/a>in mid-November shook the Iranian regime. In order to avoid its immediate downfall, the regime resorted to brutal repression. According to the main Iranian opposition group,\u00a0the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/a>, the regime\u2019s security forces killed at least 1,500 people. The\u00a0MEK\u00a0<\/a>put the number of wounded at 4,000. It said some 12,000 protesters were detained.<\/p>\n

Yet the regime has been mum regarding the number of martyrs to the protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u2019s figures were announced after prudent and hard work by the MEK\u2019s network inside Iran. Establishing the exact scope of the regime\u2019s brutally and the exact number of victims has been a daunting task. The\u00a0MEK\u00a0<\/a>has long relied on its vast network of activists to meticulously and painstakingly compile data from all over the country. But its latest task was made more challenging by the regime\u2019s concerted efforts to conceal the real scope of the uprising and the atrocities it committed.<\/p>\n

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Since the beginning of #IranProtests<\/a>, the #MEK<\/a>, based on its extensive network inside #Iran<\/a>, has released statistics, names, and images of many martyrs. These actions broke the wall of censorship, which the regime was trying to build. #FreeAllProtesters<\/a> #Internet4Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EQXAb9WUpn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In order to achieve its objective, the regime brought down the internet in the country for almost a week. Yet the MEK\u2019s activists took great risks in overcoming such obstacles and obtaining information from inside the regime. That information included continually updated details about the victims, often accompanied by their pictures.\u00a0 As of January 1, more than 620 victims had been identified.<\/p>\n

On November 19, the\u00a0NCRI\u00a0<\/a>reported \u201cMore than 200 protesters have been killed during the Iranian people\u2019s nationwide uprising. Thousands have been wounded.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More than 200 #protesters<\/a> have been killed during the Iranian people\u2019s nationwide uprising. Thousands have been wounded. On Nov17, 2019, #IRGC<\/a> said 1,000 had been arrested, though the actual number is much higher.#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n