Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations.
Mahsa Amini, 22, from the Iranian Kurdish town of Saqez, was arrested…in Tehran for “unsuitable attire” by the morality police that enforces the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women.
Her death has sparked the first big show of opposition on Iran’s streets since authorities crushed protests against a rise in gasoline prices in 2019.
“At least 83 people including children, are confirmed to have been killed in (the) #IranProtests,” Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group, said on Twitter.
Despite the growing death toll and a fierce crackdown by authorities, videos posted on Twitter showed demonstrators calling for the fall of the clerical establishment in Tehran, Qom, Rasht, Sanandaj, Masjed-i-Suleiman and other cities.
There are some glorious videos around, online…showing these demonstrations. I’m not going to search and cut-and-paste to attach all of these to this post. You can do that search yourself. We have these tools, now. Instagram, Twitter, the Web, easy video, iPhones, laptops and more. Hardware and software that helps us to communicate with each other. The bastards can’t shutdown all of these conversations.
We will not stop!