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.

 

An operation by ICE, the American immigration police, turned into a confrontation on Wednesday in Minneapolis, when an agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg during an arrest in the north of the city. According to authorities, the man tried to resist and attacked the officers with a shovel and a broom handle. Hospitalized, he did not present any life-threatening injuries. Two other people were arrested at the scene. The incident reignited tensions in an area already marked by the death of Renee Good, shot dead by an agent a week earlier a few kilometers away. Very quickly, demonstrators gathered to denounce the use of force by the authorities. During the evening, exchanges hardened. Fireworks were set off towards the police,who responded with tear gas. The clashes lasted several hours before the situation stabilized.