Iran publishes names of 2,985 people killed in protests

The Office of the President of Iran has released a preliminary list of the names of those killed during recent protests. The list contains 2,985 people, while the official death toll stands at 3,117, according to Caliber.Az.

“Victims of these bitter events are not just numbers. Each victim represents a community and an entire world of relationships. Every Iranian is, to us, Iran itself, and the president, based on his moral duty and the covenant concluded with the nation, considers himself the defender of their rights,” the statement said.

The announcement notes that while the document refers to 2,986 names, the table itself contains 2,986 rows, including the first row listing column titles: surname, given name, patronymic and the last six digits of the national identification code (the national smart card, a digital ID). As a result, the list includes the data of 2,985 deceased individuals.

The list was compiled using names prepared by forensic medical authorities and adapted to the national civil registry system.

Iranian authorities previously stated that a total of 3,117 people were killed during the protests — including 2,427 civilians and security personnel, as well as 690 individuals described as “terrorists.” The presidential office said all those killed in the unrest were “children of this country.”

“The reason for the discrepancy of 131 people compared with previously announced statistics is related to the anonymity of some individuals and inconsistencies between the national identification documents of some of the deceased and the civil registry system. These cases will be presented in an additional list immediately after the necessary updates are made,” the statement said.

The president’s office added that within the next 48 hours, it will announce the address of a system designed so that “any new information and statements can be investigated and verified without administrative complications, with due regard for dignity and confidentiality, and so that any potential ambiguities can be resolved accurately and properly.”

By Tamilla Hasanova