Tens of thousands of mourners took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to attend the mass funerals of members of the security forces and civilians.
After Iranian state television announced that 300 coffins would be on display at Tehran University, Associated Press journalists there counted around 100.
According to activists, the death toll from nationwide protests in Iran now stands at at least 2,571. The Human Rights Activists News Agency, which tracks casualties, said more than 2,550 people were killed, including 2,403 protesters and 147 people affiliated with the government.
Iran's top magistrate has suggested trials and executions are expected. Activists had already warned that those detained could soon be hanged.
The current toll exceeds that of any other waves of protests or unrest in Iran in decades and is reminiscent of the chaos that surrounded the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
It has become more difficult to assess protests and casualties from abroad, and the Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll, given communications disruptions in the country.
