After filming Iran's Jan 8 crackdown, a protester now fears leaving home
A 37-year-old beautician in Karaj filmed deadly street clashes on Jan 8 and has since retreated into near-total isolation as Iran enforces a wide blackout and mass detentions following the largest protests in decades.
- She filmed clashes in Karaj on Jan 8 and says she saw live gunfire and multiple people shot.
- Monitoring groups put the death toll at at least 6,854 with the true number possibly much higher.
- Authorities imposed a monthlong internet blackout and more than 50,000 people have been reported detained.
- Protests on Jan 8 spread to at least 192 cities and included broad chants against Iran's leadership.
- The AP verified her videos and withheld her name for safety while she says she now sleeps poorly, takes tranquilizers, and stays with her mother.