28 Mar 2024
Wednesday 20 November 2019 - 18:51
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Iran says any figures on protest casualties "speculative" - official's tweet

Iran says any figures on protest casualties "speculative" - official
Reuters - Iran said on Wednesday that any figures on casualties during the countrys bloody protests over petrol price hikes were speculative, not reliable unless confirmed by Tehran, the countrys U.N. mission spokesman Alireza Miryousefi tweeted.

The baseless allegations and fabricated figures by biased Western entities do not shake governments determination in making prudent economic decisions while respecting human rights of its people including to freely exercise their right to protest in a peaceful environment, he tweeted.

Amnesty International said on Tuesday at least 106 protesters in 21 cities had been killed in protests that have been sparked over increase of gasoline prices in Iran on Friday. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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