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At least 41 people have been killed in protests that have rocked
Iran
for nine days over the death of
Mahsa Amini
, who died after being arrested
for not properly wearing the Islamic headscarf
, Iranian state television reported.
In addition, hundreds of protesters have been arrested, along with reform activists and at least 17 journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), including Niloufar Hamedi of the reformist daily Shargh.
"Unfortunately 41 people have lost their lives in the riots of recent days in different parts of the country," IRIB television reported.
The state channel clarified that
it is its own count and not official data
.
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Mahsa Amini, a new symbol of young Iranian women
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Mahsa Amini, a new symbol of young Iranian women
The Government organizes this Sunday
new marches in support of the regime
in a repetition of what it already did on Friday, when thousands of Iranians marched in defense of the Islamic headscarf and in opposition to the protests over the death of the 22-year-old girl.
Amini
was arrested on Tuesday last week by the so-called Morale Police in
Tehran
, where she was visiting, and was taken to a police station to attend "an hour of re-education" for wearing the veil wrong.
He died on Friday the 16th in a hospital where
he arrived in a coma
after suffering a heart attack, which the authorities have attributed to health problems, something rejected by the family.
The protests after learning of his death and since then
demonstrations have been repeated throughout the country
and strong clashes with the security forces.
The authorities do not report the number of total detainees, but only Guilan province reported
the arrest of 736 "rioters"
this Saturday .
The Iranian president,
Ebrahim Raisí
, has called for "decisive action" against those who oppose the security and tranquility of the country" and asked that "the protest and the disturbance of public order" be separated.
The government of the ultra-conservative
Raisí
has increased pressure in recent months for women to comply with strict dress rules and wear the veil well, mandatory since the 1979 revolution led by Ayatollah
Ruholá Khomeiní
.
Among the measures to stop the protests are the
cancellation of face-to-face classes at
Tehran Universities, the arrest of journalists and internet restrictions.
Mobile
networks are being cut
in the afternoons and evenings to control the protests, while fixed internet is very slow.
Amini
's death
has managed to galvanize thousands of Iranians through pain and empathy, unlike other occasions in which the demonstrations were reduced to fragmented social groups mobilized by issues related to the economy.
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