The United Nations said Friday that as many as 23 people were killed in Iran’s impoverished Sistan-Baluchistan province when authorities opened fire on fuel porters and protesters last month.
In an effort to crack down on the cross-border fuel trade, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reportedly use live ammunition on a group of people transporting fuel across the Iranian border with Pakistan. Citing local monitoring groups, Human Rights Watch said shooting on Feb. 22 left at 10 Baluchi people dead and five injured in the town of Saravan.