A member of the security forces was also killed on Tuesday during protests in Shiraz – Revolutionary Guards demand prosecution
At least 31 civilians have been killed in Iran since protests, which have been suppressed by security forces, began to protest the death of young Mahsha Amini during her detention by morality police in Tehran, the Iran-based NGO Iran Human Rights said today. Oslo.
“The Iranian people took to the streets to fight for their fundamental rights and human dignity (…) and the government is responding to these peaceful protests with bullets,” the NGO’s director, Mahmoud Amiri-Moghadam, complained in a statement. released after six days of protests.
An Iranian protester was shot right in the head with live ammunition by Iranian police officers as riots/protests are ongoing in multiple cities. Graphic content blurred. pic.twitter.com/JCwl86d1Vg
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A previous official tally put the death toll at 17.
Three paramilitaries “mobilized to face rioters” in Tabriz (northwest), Qazvin (center) and Mashhad (northeast) were killed in knife attacks or gunfire yesterday, Wednesday, according to Iranian news agencies. A member of the security forces was also killed on Tuesday during protests in Shiraz (center), according to the same source.
Iranian officials have denied any involvement by security forces in the deaths of the protesters.
The Revolutionary Guards are calling for prosecution
The Revolutionary Guards call on the Iranian judiciary to prosecute those who spread false news and rumors about the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
Amini had been arrested by Iran’s morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly. He fell into a coma while in custody. Her story has sparked outrage and protests across the country, during which police stations and cars have been set on fire.
Authorities have announced they will launch an investigation into the cause of her death and the Guards expressed their sympathy to her family.
“We have asked the judiciary to identify those spreading false news and rumors on social media and on the street as they endanger the psychological safety of society,” said the Guards, who have cracked down on protests in the past.
“The will of the Iranian people is this: do not feel sorry for the criminals,” the hardline Kayhan newspaper said in an article, according to Reuters.
The protests over Amini’s death are the largest in the Islamic Republic since 2019.
Most are taking place in Iran’s Kurdish northwest, but have spread to the capital and at least 50 cities and towns across the country, with police using violence to disperse protesters.
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