{"id":310628,"date":"2026-01-19T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-expatriates-are-desperate-to-learn-the-fate-of-loved-ones-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T06:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:00:14","slug":"iranian-expatriates-are-desperate-to-learn-the-fate-of-loved-ones-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-expatriates-are-desperate-to-learn-the-fate-of-loved-ones-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian expatriates are desperate to learn the fate of loved ones | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hr5oOVWouVk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian expatriates are desperate to learn the fate of loved ones | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hr5oOVWouVk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged that thousands of Iranians were killed during the past weeks of demonstrations. Observers say a violent crackdown on dissent caused most of the deaths.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s caused many Iranians living abroad to fear for the safety of their loved ones while communications disruptions have made it hard to discover their fate. We met a woman living in South Africa who has obtained some information from her family in Iran, which has left her deeply concerned. <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged that thousands of Iranians were killed during the past weeks of demonstrations. Observers say a violent crackdown on dissent caused most of the deaths. 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