Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown

BBC News Persian has verified the identities of more than 200 of the thousands of people killed during Iran's brutal crackdown on the recent widespread protests. The project has scoured social media, verified online footage and used eyewitness accounts to build up a chronicle of how and when the protesters were killed, as well as some details about their lives. Since the unrest began in late December, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has confirmed the deaths of 6,872 protesters, including more than 150 children. Iranian authorities acknowledge that at least 3,000 people were killed, but claim some were members of the security forces. Among those killed were Mansoureh Heydari and her husband, Behrouz Mansouri, shot dead by security forces on 8 January in Bushehr. 17-year-old art student Ghazal Damarcheli was shot in Karaj on 9 January, and 28-year-old Negin Ghadimi was killed in Tonekabon that same night. The work became especially difficult at the height of the protests on 8 January, when Iran's government cut off internet, mobile phone and landline access for nearly three weeks. Verified reporting was aided by Starlink and eyewitnesses traveling to borders to pick up signals.