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A motorcycle with a covered license plate on a street in Tehran (photo taken on May 27)
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According to activists in Iran's Kurdish region, security forces have opened fire on demonstrators during recent protests. At least 25 protesters were injured, said the Norway-based organization Hengaw.
The protests took place on Thursday evening in the city of Abdanan in the province of Ilam in the west of the country. Initially, the reports could not be independently verified.
Videos from the human rights organization showed police cars, smoke and people shouting protest slogans. It was the first major escalation between security forces and demonstrators in months.
After the wave of protests in autumn, triggered by the death of the young Iranian Kurdish Jina Mahsa Amini, more and more everyday life had returned in recent months.
Massive protests, civil disobedience
The Kurdish woman Amini was arrested by morality guards in mid-September 2022 for alleged violations of Islamic dress codes and died in police custody, massive protests followed.
The state reacted with extreme severity and has since executed seven protesters. In the metropolises, many women engage in civil disobedience, for example by ignoring the headscarf requirement.
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