This strikes at the core of the socio-economic conditions driving the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, after fuel prices almost tripled last week. Between 15 and 19 November 2019, Iran’s security forces unlawfully resorted to lethal force to crush nationwide protests, killing over 300 protesters and bystanders. Iran acknowledges for first time that security forces have killed protesters Save More than 200 people have been killed in the protests, according to Amnesty Credit: Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Cars block a street during a protest against a rise in gasoline prices, in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Amnesty International has uncovered evidence that the victims included at least 23 children – 22 boys, aged between 12 and 17, and a girl reportedly aged between eight and 12. V ideos have begun emerging of Iran’s brutal crackdown on protesters after the internet was restored following a week-long government-imposed blackout.. Protesters set fire as they block the roads during a protest against gasoline price hikes in Damavand, near Tehran, Iran, on November 16, 2019. Demonstrators angered by a 50% increase in government-set gasoline prices blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire. Iran is suddenly seeing its largest protests in years, in over 100 cities — and the government’s cracking down hard.. Amnesty International reports more than 100 …