Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said - today, Saturday - that it is necessary to deal firmly with "violators of public security", in response to the protests that have been going on for a week after the death of a girl who was detained in a security center in Tehran, and the death toll from the protests has risen to at least 35, according to the media. Iranian official.

"It is necessary to distinguish between protest and disruption of public order and security," the Iranian news agency (IRNA) quoted the Iranian president as saying, in a telephone conversation with the family of a member of the Mobilization Forces (Basij), who was killed last Wednesday in violence in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

Ibrahim Raisi added that the events that led to the killing of a member of the Basij forces were "chaos and riots," stressing the need to deal firmly with those who violate public security and the stability of the country.

The Iranian president had announced two days ago in New York that his country's authorities would open an investigation into the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, warning at the same time of "unacceptable chaos."

counter-demonstrations

Yesterday, Friday, demonstrations in support of the ruling regime took place in Tehran, in response to the protests that have been going on for a week following the death of Mahsa Amini.

It was the Islamic Council for the Coordination of Development - charged with organizing official demonstrations in Iran - who called for "pro-veil" demonstrations, and the council described the protesters as "mercenaries", and local media described the pro-regime demonstrations - which took place on Friday - as "the roar of the people's enthusiasm." against rioters.

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The girl who died after being arrested by the extension police.

This reflects a high sensitivity within Iranian society towards the issue of compulsory veiling.

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The protests erupted last week after the death of Amini, who hails from the northwestern province of Kurdistan, in a hospital in the capital, 3 days after she was arrested by the so-called “Guidance Patrols” (the morality police) for allegedly wearing indecent clothing.

While activists said that the girl had received a fatal blow to the head during her detention, officials denied this and announced that an investigation had been opened into the incident.

Map of the protests

The protests - the largest since the 2019 protests, in which 1,500 people were killed, according to a Reuters tally - were concentrated in the northwestern regions that include the Kurdistan Province, but also spread to Tehran, the cities of Mashhad, Qazvin, and about 50 other cities and towns across the country.

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And the French Press Agency reported that the "Porna" news agency - which is linked to the Iranian Ministry of Sports - quoted state television late Friday, that "the number of people killed in the recent riots in the country has risen to 35," and the previous official death toll was up to 17, Including 5 security personnel.

Iranian television quoted the governor of Gilan that the authorities arrested 739 rioters in the province in northern Iran, including 60 women.

Video clips broadcast by activists showed nightly demonstrations on Friday in the capital, Tehran, and other cities, protesting against the girl's death.