In recent days, it has been more difficult to follow what is happening, given the restrictions that the authorities are imposing on the internet.
Iranian state television led to 35 deaths in protests that shook the country for eight days over the case Mahsa Aminiwhat he died after being arrested for not wearing the veil correctlymandatory garment in the Persian country.
“35 people died, including the policeduring the riots, “state television IRIB said on its newscast last night.
The protests began on Friday 16 when Mahsa Amini’s death was known and spread across the country. However, in recent days it has been more difficult to follow what is happening, given the restrictions that the authorities are imposing on the internet.
The Iranian government began restricting the internet on Wednesdaywith mobile networks cut off from afternoon until morning thereafter, making it difficult for protesters, journalists and activists to use social networks to share photos, videos and information about what is happening.
In turn, the Iranian military has warned that it “is ready” to help the police deal with demonstrators “to defend national security”.
The military described the protests as “desperate actions of the enemy’s diabolical strategy to weaken the Islamic regime”following the government version according to which the demonstrations are incited by the “foreign enemy”, with the intervention of embassies and intelligence services of other countries.
Despite the internet outages and warnings from the authorities that they will not allow “chaos”, yesterday evening many Iranians protested again in many parts of the country.
“You can’t kill us all”a protester shouted to police in the northern city of Rudsar, according to an unverified video shared by activists and journalists.
Amini was arrested on Tuesday last week by the so-called Moral Police in Tehran, where she was visiting, and was taken to a police station to assist her. “one hour of re-education” for wearing the veil badly.
He died three days later in a hospital where he arrived in a coma after suffering a heart attack.which the authorities attributed to health problems, which the family rejected.
His death managed to galvanize thousands of Iranians through pain and empathy, unlike other occasions when demonstrations have been reduced to fragmented social groups mobilized by the economy.
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