Iran is reeling from the deadliest government crackdown in its 47-year history as the Islamic Republic scrambles to suppress nationwide protests that experts say may have brought the regime to its breaking point.
While NPR reports that the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has documented at least 2,637 deaths, activist groups working with medical officials inside the country believe the toll could be as high as 20,000.
Harrowing video from Tehran's Behesht Zahra Cemetery shows families desperately searching for loved ones among rows of body bags.
What began as shopkeeper strikes in Tehran's Grand Bazaar quickly evolved into the largest anti-government movement since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with protesters demanding an end to the current regime.
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The Iranian government's brutal suppression of nationwide protests has killed at least 16,500 people, with experts warning the regime may be nearing collapse after the largest uprising since 1979.