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Investigation finds Iranian security forces used deadly force to crush January protests — Static01.nyt.com

Investigation finds Iranian security forces used deadly force to crush January protests

A New York Times investigation found that Iranian security forces used lethal force to crush mass protests across the country in early January, following a state-imposed internet blackout and, according to Iranian officials familiar with security matters, an order from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Supreme National Security

$Iran’s protests crushed by state violence, leaving opposition fractured — I.guim.co.uk$

Iran’s protests crushed by state violence, leaving opposition fractured

Iran’s security forces responded to recent protests with overwhelming repression, leaving the country’s opposition grieving, disarrayed and bitterly divided. The reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian initially promised to listen to protesters, but that pledge was quickly superseded as the state moved to silence dissent. State television has portrayed protesters