Multiple Iranian state TV channels were hacked on Sunday amid a near-total internet shutdown to air footage of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and images of anti-government protests that have rocked Tehran in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Two clips of Pahlavi were shown as well as a graphic calling on Iranian security forces to side with the public, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
‘Don’t point your weapons at the people. Join the nation for the freedom of Iran,’ one graphic read, according to<\/u> a translation from the outlet.<\/p>\n
Pahlavi himself called on Iran\u2019s military to break with the Islamic Republic and side with the people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘I have a special message for the military. You are the national army of Iran, not the Islamic Republic army,’ he said in the hacked broadcast. ‘You have a duty to protect your own lives. You don\u2019t have much time left. Join the people as soon as possible.’<\/p>\n
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), which tracks human rights violations in Iran, said on Sunday<\/u> that nationwide protests continued into the 22nd day as President Donald Trump weighs possible U.S. military action.<\/p>\n
The group\u2019s aggregated figures showed 624 recorded protests, the arrest of at least 24,669 people and the confirmed deaths of 3,919 individuals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
HRANA said 3,685 of those killed were protesters, including 25 children under the age of 18.<\/p>\n
Nearly 9,000 deaths remain under investigation.<\/p>\n
Iran International reported that<\/u> witnesses across multiple cities told them security forces stormed hospitals, removed injured protesters and interfered with medical care, while reports from other areas described overwhelmed morgues and a strong security presence around medical facilities.<\/p>\n
The outlet also reported that witnesses described injured protesters being left without medical care after shootings, as ambulances failed to arrive and phone networks were unavailable.<\/p>\n
Others said hospitals were inaccessible or refused treatment, resulting in some wounded protesters bleeding to death while taking shelter in nearby buildings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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