"On Jan. 8, internet connection and almost all communication were cut, and thousands of people were killed as the government tried to quell the protests. The government reported the death toll was just 3,000, but human rights organizations estimated that the number is higher. Doctors inside and outside Iran estimated that 30,000 people or more were killed, with their bodies disappearing to mass graves and families being forced to pay high prices for the corpses of their loved ones."
"Iran is an Islamic republic with an Islam-based, theocratic constitution following the 1979 revolution. Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have accused the Iranian government under Ali Khamenei of human rights abuses including discrimination against women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ people; systematically enforced disappearances and executions; and impunity of government officials. The protests were met with violent crackdowns by Khamenei."
"The protest was hosted by San Jose for Iran, said organizer Nahal Curvelo. The group hosted a DJ to play Persian songs, and attendees waved tri-color Iranian flags bearing the Lion and Sun emblem, the country's flag before the 1979 revolution. They called the massacres in Iran a genocide of Iranians, with some people comparing Khamenei to Adolf Hitler. The protesters chanted, Hey hey, ho ho! Islamic regime must go!"
Protests erupted across Iran in December and January driven by an unaffordability crisis caused by inflation and currency depreciation. Many protesters called for regime change against the Islamic republic established after the 1979 revolution. Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, accused the government under Ali Khamenei of discrimination against women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ people, enforced disappearances, executions, and impunity for officials. On Jan. 8 the government cut internet and most communications and launched violent crackdowns that killed thousands. Official death tolls cited 3,000, while doctors and rights groups estimated 30,000 or more, with reports of mass graves and families being charged for corpses. About a hundred people gathered near Los Gatos Library to mourn victims, wave pre-1979 flags, and call for U.S. support for revolution.
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