Thousands of Iranians have flocked to the streets in protest since the murder last week of Mahsa Amini.
Digital Desk: Since the protest began following the death of Mahsa Amini, aged 22 years old, who passed away in police custody after being arrested for allegedly disobeying Iran's stringent dress regulations by donning an "improper hijab," over 700 individuals have been detained in one area Iranian province.
Tasnim News Agency reports that since protests started more than a week ago, Iranian authorities have detained over 700 people in only one area.
The Iranian media outlet reported that General Azizollah Maleki, the police director of the Guilan province, had announced "the arrest of 739 rioters, including 60 women."
While Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi urged "to deal forcefully" with those threatening the country's security and tranquility, his administration issued a statement.
Raisi highlighted "the need to distinguish between protest and disruption of public order and security" and referred to the present upheaval as "rioting and wickedness" in a phone call with the family of a Basij militiaman who was purportedly killed by protesters in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city.
Since the murder last week of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained in Tehran and transported to a "re-education centre," presumably for failing to properly wear her hijab, thousands of Iranians have flocked to the streets in protest.
Protests have taken place in at least 40 locations across the country, including the capital Tehran, since Friday, with demonstrators demanding an end to violence and discrimination against women, as well as an end to the compulsory wearing of the hijab.
Several protestors are said to have been slain in the ensuing skirmishes with security forces. Earlier on Saturday, the official death toll from the Iranian security forces' crackdown was reported to have more than doubled, from 17 to 35.
Leave A Comment