Massive protests continue in Iran. The death toll has risen to 41.
The protests began after the death of a woman detained by the morality police of the Islamic Republic. They covered most of Iran's 31 provinces.
President speaks of “decisive struggle”
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said “the need to resolutely deal with the protests.” Like, “we need to deal with those who oppose security and tranquility in the country.”
Iranian state media write that, according to the president, “it is necessary to distinguish between protests and violations of public order and security. Events in the country he called mass riots.”
Protests are now sweeping through most of Iran's 31 provinces.
Police detain people in Iran
During the protests, the security forces have already detained hundreds of people. The police chief of the northwestern province of Guilan announced that about 739 people, including 60 women, were detained in his region alone. code and allow peaceful demonstrations. Amnesty International has warned that the evidence it has collected points to “a horrific pattern of deliberate and unlawful firing of live ammunition at protesters.”
The experts added that government forces reportedly shot and killed 19 people, including three children, on Wednesday night alone. At the disposal of journalists were the testimonies of some of the arrested, who claim that they were beaten. One said he was beaten “mercilessly” and then placed in a small cell with hundreds of others, without food, water or access to a bathroom.
Government forces also launched a crackdown on independent media and activists. The US Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 11 journalists have been detained since Monday. was killed on September 17 in Iran for wearing the wrong hijab. Therefore, protests continue in different cities of the country.
