NGO says 45 people killed since start of Iran protests, as internet blackout reported

45 protesters, including eight minors, have been killed in Iran, in a crackdown on demonstrations that began in late December, the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights said.

It comes as a nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran today, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said,

“The evidence shows that the scope of the crackdown is becoming more violent and more extensive every day,” said IHR Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, adding hundreds more have been wounded and more than 2,000 arrested.