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  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 ...