Iran Protests: Defiance Against Regime Amidst Internet Blackout and Brutal Crackdown

Protests and Defiance

• 📣 Iranians are chanting "death or freedom" in rare displays of defiance against the regime.
• 🎓 Students at the University of Medical Sciences in Thran are protesting the ban on paying tribute to those killed during recent unrest.

Internet Blackout and Information Control

• 🚫 An internet blackout has severely limited the flow of information and videos from Iran.
• ⚠️ Even with partial restoration, many users face restrictions, and social media content is filtered.
• 😥 An Iranian man living in Greece expresses fear and inability to contact his family for three weeks, unsure of their well-being.

Brutal Crackdown and Uncertain Toll

• 🩸 Chilling images reveal the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters.
• ⚖️ Verified death toll is around 6,000, with investigations into 17,000 more, though the Ministry of Health suggests up to 30,000 may have been killed.
• ⛓️ Tens of thousands have been arrested and imprisoned.
• 🩺 Authorities are reportedly hunting doctors who treated injured protesters.