Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city

Iran has staged counter rallies since the protest movement erupted

Despite the use of lethal force by the authorities that activists say has left dozens dead as well as hundreds of arrests, there is so far no sign of the protest movement evaporating

Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a flashpoint for nationwide protests that have now lasted over three weeks.

Hengaw said at least seven people had been confirmed killed by the security forces in Sanandaj and other Kurdish-populated cities since Saturday.