Iran: Rights Groups Say Security Forces Killed, Tortured Protesters

Iran: Rights Groups Say Security Forces Killed, Tortured Protesters

Eurasia Review

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(RFE/RL) — Human rights activists say that at least eight people, including a child, were killed in the violent suppression of protests in the western Iranian city of Javanrud, while dozens of others were beaten and arbitrarily detained by security forces.

Javanrud, a Kurdish-majority city, became a flashpoint for unrest...

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