As Iran protests appear quelled, rights group raises death toll in crackdown to 3,090

There have been no signs of protests for days in Tehran, where shopping and street life have returned to outward normality, though a week-old internet blackout has continued.

Authorities have not reported any unrest elsewhere in the country, and Tehran residents say the deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now.

Several residents of the capital reached by Reuters say Tehran has now been comparatively quiet for four days. Drones are flying over the city, but there was no sign of major protests on Thursday or Friday. Another resident in a northern city on the Caspian Sea says the streets there also appear calm. The residents decline to be identified for their safety.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency puts the death toll at 3,090. The number, which exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution, continues to rise. The agency has been accurate throughout the years of demonstrations, relying on a network of activists inside Iran that confirms all reported fatalities.