International Desk: New protests and clashes have spread in the country around the 40th anniversary of Massa Amini’s death in Iran. Three more people were killed by security forces in the western city of Mahabad on Thursday local time. Human rights organization Amnesty International says eight people have been killed by security forces since Wednesday. News-BBC.
Iran has strict veiling rules, including mandatory hijab for women in public. The country’s ‘morality’ police work to oversee this law. A team of this police arrested 22-year-old Mahsa Amini from Tehran on September 13. Amini visited Tehran with his family. After the arrest, Mahsa Amini fell ill at the police station and was admitted to the hospital.
Mahsa Amini died under treatment on September 16. After this incident, a storm of widespread condemnation began throughout Iran. Phased protests started in more than 50 cities of the country. Officials concerned in Mahabad accused “terrorist-separatist groups” of inciting protesters to attack government buildings in the city.
They are also accusing the members of law and order security forces of attack. The country’s state media did not reveal the identities of the victims.
Another source said that one man and two women were killed in firing by security forces. The Norwegian-based human rights organization Hengo Organization for Human Rights said, ‘Wednesday was the 40th day of Mahsa Amini’s death. After midnight that day, massive protests and agitators clashed with security forces in Mahabad city.
According to Iranian custom, mourning ceremonies end on the 40th day of someone’s death. Therefore, ignoring restrictions and warnings, thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the city of Sakiz in Kurdistan, Iran. Mahsa Amini is buried there.
Videos from Khorramabad show protesters chanting anti-government slogans calling Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei a “dictator”. It is considered to be the most serious challenge since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
In 2019, Iran witnessed massive protests against the rise in oil prices.
