Iranian parliament members seek answers after deadly protests
Iranian members of parliament are seeking answers regarding the number of people killed in the recent protests in Iran.
While the protests over gas prices in Iran have completely died down and the internet is back up, Iranians and some officials are attempting to put together the pieces of what happened after President Hassan Rouhani announced fuel subsidy cuts on Nov. 16. Government officials have not yet offered a tally of the number killed or arrested as a result of the protests. Members of parliament, therefore, have sought a special committee to investigate the November protests.
Parvaneh Salahshour, a member of the Reformist Hope bloc, said Dec. 2, “From the very beginning, when the protests occurred, members of parliament began to think of a solution to find out the truth about what happened. Bits and pieces of news from different places have reached us with tremendous differences in statistics.”
