Iran Protests: Activists Claim Over 4,000 Dead, 26,000 Detained in Crackdown

Supporters of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi protest against the election results in front of Iran's police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderate challenger Mousavi clashed in Tehran on Saturday after a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad in a presidential election, a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS CONFLICT)

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Iran Protests: Activists Claim Over 4,000 Dead, 26,000 Detained in Crackdown

•Activists report at least 4,029 people killed in Iran's nationwide protests crackdown.
•US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) provided the figures, including 3,786 demonstrators and 180 security forces among the dead.
•Over 26,000 people have been detained, raising fears of potential executions.
•Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged "several thousand" deaths, blaming the US.
•The Associated Press could not independently verify the death toll due to internet shutdowns by the Iranian government.

Why It Matters: Activists allege over 4,000 deaths and 26,000 detentions in Iran's protest crackdown.

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