40 days have passed since Mahsa Amini's death, and a crowd gathered at the tomb of the young Kurd, who died on September 16 while visiting Tehran after being arrested because a lock of hair came out of her veil.

100,000 walked to the Aichin cemetery in Saqqez

,

in the province of

Iranian Kurdestan

, the girl's country of origin to pay homage to the end of mourning as tradition dictates in Iran.

Law enforcement officers opened fire and used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

This was announced on twitter by Hengaw, an organization based in Norway that deals with human rights violations in Kurdistan, where the Kurdish minority lives. 

The death of Mahsa, called

Gina

in the Kurdish language, has triggered a massive protest against the use of the veil that does not concern only women: men, students, workers shout the slogans: "Down with the dictator", "Kurdestan, the tomb of the fascists "," Women, Life, Freedom "and" we are all Mahsa, you fought and we will fight too ".

Not only the mandatory hijab, the country is in a severe economic crisis due to the sanctions that have been weighing since the Shiite-led Republic exited the nuclear deal in 2015. Videos on social media show that for the first time, even workers of the oil refinery south of Tehran that cross their arms.

Also from the capital arrive images of security forces who

parade at eye level riding motorcycles.

All this while the harsh back and forth between Tehran and the West on the

sanctions

front continues .

The Iranian foreign ministry announces the names of individuals and institutions of the European Union entered on the list of their sanctions in response to those of Brussels.

Since October 17, Iran and its leaders have been on the list of EU and US

sanctions

due to the violent response to popular demonstrations and for the supply of

Iranian drones

to Russia, used in Ukraine.

Dozens of people, mostly protesters but also members of the security forces, were killed during the demonstrations, with at least 250 victims, says Iran Human Rights based in Oslo.

Thousands more were arrested and taken to Evin Prison. 

The so-called "morality" police and eleven Iranian leaders

, including the Minister of Telecommunications,

are in the sights .

Today Tehran responds in a nutshell, announcing in turn sanctions against institutions, individuals and media based in the European Union.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has sanctioned eight institutions and twelve individuals based in Europe for "supporting terrorist groups", "inciting violence" and "causing riots, violence and terrorist acts" in Iran.

The blacklist includes the International Committee for the Research of Justice (ISJ), the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), and the Persian versions of Deutsche Welle and Radio France International.

Iran is certainly not a safe destination for travelers and tourists at this time.

In addition to the arrest of the Italian

Alessia Piperno

, the case of the

Spanish trekker Santiago Sànchez appears

, of whom there has been no news for three weeks, was reportedly arrested while in Iran.

His arrest would have happened in Saqqez.

Like Alessia, he too posted his movements on social media, until the end of September, while recording himself between Iraq and Iran.

Family members have raised the alarm by informing the Spanish embassy in Tehran.

According to the Iberian media, the man, a 40-year-old ex-military man, residing in the Madrid region, was on a journey on foot which, crossing 15 countries, should have taken him to Doha, Qatar, for the World Cup.

For now, however, there are no official confirmations.

A similar story also touched two

New Zealand travel bloggers

, whose traces had been lost four months after their arrival in Iran, and who now - says Wellington - have left the country in safety following secret negotiations between the two. governments. 

Bridget Thackwray and her husband Topher Richwhite, the son of one of the richest men in the archipelago, had arrived in Iran from Turkey in early July.

After a while, the couple no longer posted stories about their travels on social media.

It was their followers - about 30,000 - who felt their absence.

The

New Zealand

government remained silent on the mysterious disappearance, then Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern

announced the solution: "we worked hard" for the safe departure of the couple who fell "in a difficult situation".

Iranian authorities said the couple were neither arrested nor kidnapped.

However, Ardern did not fail to criticize the bloody Iranian repression of the protests.