"largely fueled by an unaffordability crisis driven by inflation and the depreciation of the country's currency. Many of the protesters called for a regime change. 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."
"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."
About 100 people gathered beside Los Gatos Library to honor protesters killed in Iran and urge U.S. support for a revolution. Protests erupted across Iran in December and January amid an unaffordability crisis driven by inflation and currency depreciation, with many demonstrators demanding regime change. Iran is an Islamic republic under a theocratic 1979 constitution; human rights organizations accuse the government under Ali Khamenei of discrimination, disappearances, executions, and impunity. On Jan. 8 communications were cut as security forces cracked down; reported death tolls range from 3,000 to estimates of 30,000, with allegations of mass graves.
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