Hussain Hazbavi 
At least 36 people have been killed during ongoing protests in Iran, a US-based human rights group said, as merchant strikes and street demonstrations spread to 285 locations across 92 cities nationwide on the tenth day of unrest.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said at least 34 protesters and two members of Iran’s security forces have been killed since the unrest began on Dec. 28.
Four of those killed were under the age of 18. Dozens more protesters have been injured, many by pellet and plastic bullets.
Protests have now been recorded in 27 provinces, with security forces arresting more than 2,000 people, the report said.
