Death Toll Increases to 76 as Protests in Iran Escalates

September 28, 2022 By Prelo Con

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According to BBC, activists claim that over the 11 days of protests triggered by a lady's death in jail, Iranian security forces killed at least 76 protestors. Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based organization, accused the government of using excessive force and live bullets to suppress the protests. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, IHR's director, stated, "The risk of torture and ill-treatment of protesters is serious, and the use of live ammunition against protesters is an international crime. The world must defend the Iranian people's demands for their fundamental rights." Iran protests

In addition, even the UN human rights expressed concerns over the violent response from the authorities and urged them to respect the right to protest peacefully. Furthermore, the state media put the number of fatalities at 41, including numerous security personnel, and blamed "rioters." Additionally, the police detained hundreds of people, including 20 journalists.

The Story Behind the Iran Protests

On September 13, morality police officials arrested a 22-year-old Kurdish lady, Mahsa Amini, from the city of Saqez when she was in Tehran for violating the strict law that requires women to cover their hair with a hijab or headscarf. Iran protests

Ms. Amini collapsed after the officials brought her to a correctional facility to be "educated." After spending three days in a coma in the hospital, she died. According to the police, her cause of death was abrupt heart failure. But her family disagreed with this, claiming that the police beat her to death.

Details of the protests

Ms. Amini's death sparked immediate demonstrations against the morality police and the hijab law, swiftly becoming the most significant threat Iran's Shia Muslim religious establishment has faced in years.

Tonight in the city of Yazd, two women standing on top of a car throw their hijabs in the air while protesters cheer and clap, on the 11th night of unrest in Iran over the death of #MahsaAmini, 22, in morality police custody and a near total internet shutdown.#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/aqaxLhtX4C
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) September 26, 2022

Moreover, since Mahsa Amini's burial on September 17, the anti-government protests have extended to over 80 Iranian cities and towns. As per social media videos, the protests involved women cutting their hair in public and burning their headscarves on bonfires. In addition, applause and chants such as "Women, life, freedom" and "Death to the dictator" (a reference to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) accompanied the demonstrations. Iran protests

On Monday, Iran Human Rights reported that 76 protestors have died across 14 provinces, including six women and four children. However, the organization warned that internet censorship was delaying the reporting of the deaths. In addition, IHR claimed that footage and death certificates it collected proved that despite Iranian officials' denials, security forces were firing live ammunition directly at protestors. Plus, Iranian authorities revealed detaining more than 1,200 people. Most importantly, officials also arrested Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday, according to Iranian media. She is a vocal opponent of the Iranian establishment. Iran protests

On another note, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanded the release of at least 20 journalists, bloggers, human rights advocates, attorneys, and civil society activists who had been detained. The committee also urged the Iranian security forces to stop using oppressive tactics against the journalists covering this important subject and to reestablish internet connectivity, which is essential for keeping the public informed. Meanwhile, President Ebrahim Raisi spoke of the need to "take decisive action against opponents of the security and peace of the country."

By Prelo Con

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Death Toll Increases to 76 as Protests in Iran Escalates

The Story Behind the Iran Protests

Details of the protests

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