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November 19, 2019There are at least 90 deaths from the five days of clashes in Iran, as reported by the broadcaster Radio Farda, close to the opposition. No official death toll has been released by the Tehran government, while several activists, quoting anonymous sources from the Ministry of the Interior, even speak of 200 dead and three thousand injured in the protests that began in recent days after the petrol price rises. The budget provided by Radio Farda is based on data provided by organizations in defense of human rights, disseminated by social media and news published in the media.

In the clashes of this night 3 members of the Iranian security forces were stabbed by a group of "rioters" in the west of the capital Tehran, during the clashes. He is a member of the guards of the Islamic revolution and of two members of the Basij volunteer militias. The news was reported by Fars, an agency close to the pasdaran.

From London, activist Karim Dehimi told Radio Farda that at least 20 people were killed in the town of Mahshahr where "serious" clashes with security forces took place yesterday. Citing local activists, the same broadcaster speaks of a huge number of victims in the western province of Kurdistan and in the south-western province of Khuzestan.

The judiciary of Tehran: identified 'large number' of those responsible for the disorders
A "large number" of people, considered responsible for "sabotage and unrest" during protests against the increase in petrol prices in Iran, has been identified and will be arrested. The spokesman of the judiciary of Tehran, Gholamhossein Esmaili, has announced it, adding that among the wanted persons there are also people accused of having sent videos of the demonstrations to foreign media. "Calm has returned to the country and the judiciary will be tough in dealing with and soon punishing the rioters," the spokesman assured, urging the population to provide useful information to find suspects.