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Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial.

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them unless their relatives hand over money.

At least 2,435 people have been killed during more than two weeks of protests across the country.

One family in the northern city of Rasht told the BBC that security forces demanded 700 million tomans ($5,000; £3,700) to release the body of their loved one.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

I mean the line between just being overthrown and being overthrown, killed and dragged through the city has been crossed a long time ago so they can at least try to get some money out of it. Totally what a normal and functioning government would do.