Monday marks the third day of unrest across Iran, with protests in many places, including the capital, Tehran. Two people were killed when security forces fired on protesters in the Kurdish city of Saqqaz – Amini’s hometown – while two more people were killed in the town of Divandra, and a fifth was killed in Dehgolan, he said. HingaoIt is a rights watchdog. The Washington Post could not independently verify the allegations.
In Tehran, images from the site of a protest showed protesters huddled around a burning motorcycle. Videos posted on social media show injured protesters after clashes with authorities. Internet access was bound in parts from the country.
Iran has not confirmed any deaths during the protests. The semi-official Fars News Agency I mentioned that the protesters were They were dispersed by the security forces In a number of cities, the leaders of some protests were arrested by the police.
Senior morals police officer, Colonel Ahmad Mirzai, has been suspended from duty after Amini’s death, reports Iran International, London-based news channel. Officials denied the allegations, The Guardian newspaper reported. The Ministry of Interior had previously ordered an investigation into Amini’s death at the request of conservative Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.
Greater Tehran Region Police Chief Reporters that Amini was walking in a park and wearing an inappropriate headscarf. He said that she did not resist detention but rather made jokes in the police van. Hijab and other conservative clothing has been mandatory for women since the 1979 revolution in Iran.
Minister of the United States Anthony Blinken’s country In a tweet Tuesday, the Iranian government called for an “end to its systematic persecution of women and to allow peaceful protest”.
Raisi is in New York this week, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on the country’s relations with the West. He told reporters at Tehran airport that he had no plans to meet President Biden on the sidelines of the event. News agency mentioned. Indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement It seems that About to stall.
Raisi, a hardline cleric who took office last year, called for strict enforcement of the dress code. Last month, a video emerged showing a woman detained by Iran’s increasingly assertive guidance patrols is thrown from a speeding car.
The government crackdown sparked a protest movement over the summer by Iranian women, who photographed themselves without headscarves and posted the photos on social media.
Karim Fahim contributed to this report
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