"Around 2,000 people were killed in Iran protests, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming "terrorists" for the deaths of civilians and security personnel. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The decision to postpone the ceremony of credentials for the Ambassador-designate of the Islamic Republic of Iran was taken in light of protests in Iran in recent days which have seen very significant numbers of Iranians killed or injured and a communications blackout.""
""This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement read out by UN rights office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence. Asked to comment on the scale of the killings, Laurence, citing the United Nations' sources in Iran, said: "The number that we're hearing is hundreds.""
"A formal ceremony to accredit the ambassador, Eshagh Al Habib, was arranged in Áras an Uachtaráin this morning but that has since been postponed. When an ambassador arrives in Ireland to fulfill their duties, they are first greeted by the President of Ireland and their credentials are confirmed in a ceremony in the State Reception Room."
An Iranian official reported around 2,000 people killed, blaming "terrorists" for deaths of civilians and security personnel. Rights groups reported more than 500 fatalities earlier, and UN sources cited hundreds killed. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called the mounting violence "horrific" and said the Iranian people's demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. The UN expressed concern that the death penalty might be used against thousands of arrested protesters. Ireland postponed the accreditation ceremony for Iran's ambassador, citing heavy casualties, injuries and a communications blackout amid the largest demonstrations since 2022.
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