Iranian general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest
The protesters say they are fed up after decades of social and political repression.
An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months.
The estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a US-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after the death of a young woman being held by the country’s morality police.
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