Rights Groups: Islamic Revolution and Supreme Leader

rights groups: That order, confirmed by three sources close to the supreme leader's inner circle and a fourth official, set in motion the bloodiest crackdown on protesters since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. ; About 1,500 people were killed during less than two weeks of unrest that started on Nov. 15, according to The Japan Times. The toll, provided to Reuters by three Iranian interior ministry officials, included at least 17 teenagers and about 400 women as well as some members of the security forces and police. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order Do whatever it takes to stop them. The toll of 1,500 is significantly higher than figures from international human rights groups and the United States. The U.S. State Department, in a statement to Reuters, said it estimates that many hundreds of Iranians were killed, and has seen reports that number could be over 1,000. A Dec. 16 report by Amnesty International said the death toll was at least 304. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.