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Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by honeycrispy on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:16PM (#46605231)
They cut the internet and gunned down 12,000 protesters. Absolute tragedy. I've been semi-depressed this week just thinking about it.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by fucalost on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:23PM (#46605358)
This is exceeding the scale of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as far as death toll is concerned*

*According to a leaked diplomatic cable: https://www.axios.com/2018/01/05/declassified-cable-estimate...

Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by ge96 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:28PM (#46605440)
Like how they always show Mao even with that KD ratio
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by lurk2 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:46PM (#46605719)
If they cut off the internet how did this information get out and how can it be verified? There would be video of this kind of thing if it wasn’t just the Americans building support for regime change; I have yet to see any.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by breppp on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:05PM (#46606074)
there are videos out of piles of bodies in hospital morgues, other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials

according to iranian government sources talking with nytimes there are 3000 dead

Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by lurk2 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @03:48PM (#46607723)
> other videos of live firing at crowds as well as testimonials

I haven’t seen any of these and I have been looking.

> morgues

I did find this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/jan/12/bodies-l...

It doesn’t appear to be anywhere near thousands, but covered bodies have been put out onto the street, so something is going on there.

Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by breppp on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @04:27PM (#46608344)
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by epolanski on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:01PM (#46605993)
Phones aren't blocked I guess, only internet is, but I agree with the sentiment that you should never believe any number you see.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by wojciii on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:39PM (#46606638)
Phones are blocked as well.

This is a total communication blackout.

Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by tibbydudeza on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:21PM (#46605330)
Unverified though - people are saying more in the range of 2000.

PS

In Islam they don't do cremation and burial is within a day before next sunset hence the horrible footage of hospitals releasing bodies publicly in the street - it is part of their faith and even the regime respects it.

Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by energy123 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:28PM (#46605438)
Iranian officials are saying 2000, so that's the lower bound.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by nicce on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:43PM (#46605685)
Hrana says. It is US based.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by Aryezz on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:59PM (#46605965)

  Around 2,000 people were killed in Iran protests, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming "terrorists" for the deaths of civilians and security personnel.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-...

  A senior Iranian health ministry official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said about 3,000 people had been killed across the country but sought to shift the blame to “terrorists” fomenting unrest. The figure included hundreds of security officers, he said.
  Another government official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he had seen an internal report that referred to at least 3,000 dead, and added that the toll could climb.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/middleeast/iran-pro...
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:49PM (#46605776)
It's interesting how nobody was skeptical of casualty estimates in a different recent conflict but suddenly we need verification.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by mhb on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:35PM (#46606579)
It's also interesting how there are no students on college lawns with tents in support of the Iranian people fighting against their oppressive government.
Re:90M people. 118 hours of silence. One nation erased from ... by adamanteye on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:13AM (#46612913)
I feel deeply depressed just thinking about what happening there and what happened in China in 1989.

The world and ourselves seem to forget. The party and government simply waits for those who experienced the event to get old and die. After that, no one seems to care about it. And they can pretend this never happens.