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Inside Iran's Protest Crackdown: Live Ammunition, Drones And Mass Surveillance | Eyewitness Account

A young Iranian woman living in Tehran has shared a deeply disturbing account of the ongoing crackdown on protests in the city. The woman has described deaths, surveillance, and extreme repression under a near-total media blackout. Speaking anonymously to New York Post for safety reasons, she managed to briefly communicate despite severe internet restrictions. The woman reported learning of deaths of friends, family members and acquaintances. The latest victim was her close friend's cousin, who had gone to a protest with his wife.

Inside Iran's Protest Crackdown: Live Ammunition, Drones And Mass Surveillance | Eyewitness Account

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Key Highlights

  • During the demonstration, he saw a green light - believed to be from a gun laser - fall on his wife's face.
  • Acting instinctively, he stepped in front of her.
  • He was shot in the face and died on the spot.'Bullet Fees' To Retrieve Dead Bodies?According to her account, the family was later forced to pay what authorities called "bullet fees" before the body would be returned. The amount demanded was 500 million tomans, roughly $5,000.
  • The man was buried the same day.
  • Adding to the cruelty, the official death record listed the cause as "impact of a sharp object to the face", despite the family being charged for the bullet.'Turning Point'Despite the scale of loss, she said many Iranians believe the current protests mark a turning point. There is a widespread feeling that the regime's grip is weakening.
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Sources

  1. Inside Iran's Protest Crackdown: Live Ammunition, Drones And Mass Surveillance | Eyewitness Account

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