Death Toll in Iran Protests Exceeds 30; Names of 29 Released by Opposition Group

Names of 29 Iranian protesters killed during the current wave of anti-government demonstrations were released Monday by the opposition group The New Iran. The overall death toll has now risen to more than 30 as protests continue, The Media Line reports.

Fatalities were verified through The New Iran’s network of activists operating in cities across the country. Dr. Iman Foroutan, the network’s founder, said the group has confirmed deaths in areas near Tehran and in many cities outside the capital.

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The following are names of 29 protesters among the total fatalities:

– Dariush Ansari, Foolad Shahr, Isfahan
– Khodadad Shirvani, Marvdasht, Fars
– Reza Niknam, Jovaar, Fars
– Vahab Ghaedi, Azna, Lorestan
– Aboozar Asad Elahi, Azna, Lorestan
– Ahmad Jalil, Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari
– Sajad Zelaayee, Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari
– Iman Marzbaan, Azna, Lorestan
– Amir Hesam Khodayari Fard, Koohdasht, Lorestan
– Sajad Valamanesh, Lordegan, Lorestan
– Amir Hossein Bayati, Hamedan
– Ahmad Reza Amani, Azna, Lorestan
– Hossein Rabiee, Qom
– Shayan Asadollahi, Azna, Lorestan
– Mohamad Ghasem Roosta, 14, Marvdasht, Fars
– Amir Mohammad Kooh Kan, Neyriz, Fars
– Vahab Mousavi, Azna, Lorestan
– Erfan Bozorgi, Marvdasht, Fars
– Mansour Mokhtaari, Marvdasht, Fars
– Reza Azimzadeh, Malek Shahi, Ilam
– Mostafa Fallahi, Azna, Lorestan
– Taha Safari, Azna, Lorestan
– Barez Agha Mohammadi
– Latif Karimi Molke Shahi, Ilam
– Mehdi Emamipour, Molke Shahi, Ilam
– Ahmad Jalil Sar Ghale, Lordegan
– Mohammad Nouri, Qom
– Ahad Ebrahimpour Abdoli, Nourabad, Lorestan
– Soroush Soleiman, Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari

Additional fatalities are still being investigated. The confirmed death toll could continue to rise as protests persist and access to information remains restricted in several regions.

Iranian authorities have not released official casualty figures related to the current demonstrations.