On 8 January, Reza carried his wife Maryam's body for an hour and a half after she was fatally shot during protests in Tehran. Maryam had warned her children that parents sometimes don't return from protests. Their real names were changed for safety. According to the Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 2,400 protesters, including 12 children, have died in the past three weeks during the crackdown following protests started on 29 December over the falling Iranian currency. The country faces a near-total internet blackout, making it hard to confirm details. Security forces have violently clamped down on demonstrations across all 31 provinces, which have grown from economic concerns to demands against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. BBC Persian has collected many stories of violence, with one witness saying, "Our neighbourhood smells of blood - they killed so many." Many victims were young, such as 18-year-old Sorena Golgun shot in the heart in Tonekabon, and 23-year-old fashion student Robina Aminian shot dead in Tehran. Some victims were not protesters, like Navid Salehi, a nurse shot leaving work. Distressing scenes at Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre include videos showing hundreds of bodies, with BBC verifying at least 180 bodies in some footage. Many protesters live in fear, with some fleeing Iran to avoid new waves of executions and arrests. One young woman described the past week as "like a war" and fears for those still inside the country.