Widespread anti-government protests erupted in September after the death of young Iranian-Kurdish Mahsha Amini while being detained by morality police for not wearing her hijab properly.
Hardline Iranian lawmakers today urged the judiciary to “deal decisively” with rioters as the Islamic Republic struggles to quell its biggest dissident protests in years.
Widespread anti-government protests erupted in September after the death of young Iranian-Kurdish Mahsha Amini while being detained by morality police for not wearing her hijab properly.
“We ask the judiciary to deal decisively with the perpetrators of these crimes and all those who aided the crimes and caused unrest,” 227 lawmakers from Iran’s 290-seat parliament said in a statement, according to state media.
The activists’ HRANA news agency reported that 318 protesters had been killed in the unrest by Saturday, including 49 minors. Thirty-eight members of the security forces have also been killed, he added.
State media reported last month that more than 46 members of the security forces, including police, had been killed. Government officials have not given an estimate of the death toll.
Protests continued today in several Iranian cities, according to activist groups and videos posted on social media.
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