A month into crackdown, Iran turmoil death toll still unknown

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran -- Several dozen families camp outside Iran's Evin prison, trying to learn the fate of loved ones who vanished in post-election turmoil. A month into the government crackdown, the number of killed and arrested remains unknown, but human rights groups think the death toll is higher than the official figure of 20.

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