Footage from Tehran's Kahrizak shows families wailing as they search through rows of body bags for their loved ones. Across Iran, this tragic scene is repeating as the country's deadliest civil unrest in decades claims at least 648 lives, according to Norway-based group Iran Human Rights, as reported by the BBC.
The human rights organisation warned that the true toll could be far higher, but a nationwide communications blackout, now in its fifth day according to ABC News, is making verification nearly impossible. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports more than 10,600 people have been detained, with some facing charges as 'enemies of God', a designation that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.
