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2026-01-22 15:32:58 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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This article's only source is Russian state media citing an anonymous Iranian source with no evidence. Verified footage and human rights reports document IRGC/Basij forces shooting protesters. Medical reports estimate 16,500-20,000 killed in two days. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/16/iran-growing-evidence-of-countrywide-massacres https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15474593/Iran-killed-16-500-protesters-injured-300-000-brutal-crackdown-report-claims-regime-accused-genocide-cover-digital-darkness.html https://x.com/Vahid/status/2014038582210552317 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2013765275380818048 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2013703261337874836 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2012553015920587087 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2011944625934573876 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2011557602816323784 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2011471885578518638 https://x.com/Vahid/status/2010501277164171565
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