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Iran Family Says Authorities Made Them Pay for Bullet That Killed Protester

The new testimony lands as rights groups cite far higher death tolls than the state, with officials yet to respond.

Overview

  • Hooman, 37, was shot dead during early January demonstrations in Lahijan, according to his family’s account.
  • Relatives say they were ordered to bury him immediately, sign a nondisclosure document, and pay for the bullet that killed him.
  • Family members report searching facilities where bodies were stored in containers and describe seeing multiple corpses stacked together.
  • Sky News says it asked the Iranian Embassy in London to address the allegations and received no reply at publication time.
  • The Independent reports rights groups estimate at least 6,000 deaths versus about 3,000 names released by Iran, and notes President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an apology for the crackdown.