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.