Details on 43 Iranians killed in post-election protests

It has been two years since Iran’s tenth Presidential election and the beginning of the Iranian opposition unrest that stemmed from the disputed election results. [Presidential candidates] Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi described the election as a “coup d’état” on many occasions and protested against the fraud that led to Iran’s Green movement and the street protests in Tehran and other cities in the country.

Direct shootings, assaults with the baton, and the inhalation of tear gas were only some of the causes of deaths. Numerous people were killed during university dorm attacks, others were thrown off bridges or ran over by police vehicles.

More protesters were arrested by security forces who, according to their families’ statement, lost their lives due to lack of medical care and hunger strikes, were beaten during the hunger strikes and tortured by prison officials.

The Judicial organization of the armed forces had previously confirmed some of the political prisoners held in Kahrizak prison were tortured.

State-run media and their references announced the casualties of the aftermath of the election as 36 deaths. Recently, a member of the military stated the same number of fatalities for Basij militia members.

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