Survivor recounts deadly Yazd crackdown as Iran protests persist
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CBS News spoke with an unnamed Iranian man who survived a January crackdown in Yazd, describing heavy gunfire that killed many protesters during an internet blackout; he mourns friends lost, hopes for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as a transitional figure, and even appeals for U.S. air support to help push for change.
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- Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories. The New York Times
- Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? The Guardian
- The Iranians dancing at protesters’ funerals Financial Times
- 'We all know someone who was killed': Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown BBC
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