According to human rights NGO Amnesty International, Iranian
security forces have killed at least eight people since Wednesday evening as
they continued a deadly crackdown against nearly six weeks of women-led
anti-hijab and anti-government protests.
Amnesty condemned the "reckless and unlawful use of
firearms.” The NGO said on Thursday, "Iran's security forces have killed
at least eight people since last night as they again opened fire on mourners
and protesters.”
Iranian security forces reportedly opened fire on protesters
who marched on Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's hometown Saqqez to mark 40 days since
her death. They reportedly clashed with people taking part in a memorial for
Mahsa Amini.
Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman from Saqqez, died
in a hospital in Tehran on September 16 after being detained by Iranian
morality police for allegedly wearing improper hijab. They arrested her on
September 13 for allegedly wearing a loose Hijab. They took her to the
detention centre to teach her a lesson about Hijab. However, she collapsed at
the detention centre and went into a coma. Her family alleged that security
forces beat her at the detention centre and she lost consciousness. Iranian
morality police and security forces denied those allegations and said that Amni
died due to pre-existing health conditions. Later on, Amini’s family challenged
a state investigation that blamed pre-existing conditions for her death.
After her death, major protests erupted in several cities in
Iran. Women, men, school students and University students also participated in
the protests. Women chopped off their hair to demand justice for women. Several
people burned posters of Iranian leaders to protest against Amini’s death.
Many women took to the streets demanding the downfall of the
Supreme Leader of Iran. Many people accused the Iranian authorities of killing
Amini. They also accused Iranian officials of arresting protesters and killing
them.
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