Residents of the city of Yavanrud in Kermanshah province have erected defensive barricades in front of security officers preventing them from celebrating the end of mourning ceremony for those who died in the protests that Iran has been experiencing since mid-September.
As confirmed by activists on social media, at least one person died and several were injured in clashes with officers, who shoot and throw tear gas.
The images that have gone viral on social media show a car trying to rescue an injured person; Several videos have also been released showing the barricades that protesters have erected with concrete blocks.
Protests began in Iran on September 16 after the death in police custody of a young Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for wearing the Islamic headscarf incorrectly.
The demonstrations continue with ups and downs and in a dispersed way in various cities of the country and their main protagonists are women and young people who initially asked for more freedom but then called for the end of the theocratic system of the Islamic Republic.
Yesterday in the city of Zahedan, in the south-east of the country, after Friday prayers there were protests with a considerable number of participants who shouted slogans against the Islamic authorities.
Demonstrations were also held on Thursday to protest the deaths of young people as a result of the crackdown by the security forces.
According to several NGOs, in the more than three months of protests, more than 450 people have died and at least 2,000 have been charged with various crimes for their participation in the demonstrations, two of which were carried out last December. EFE extension
