Protests erupt in Iran after the death of a girl wearing “the wrong hijab”.
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The funeral of Iranian resident Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the deputy police, turned into protests.
In western Iran, police used tear gas to disperse a protest after the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. About this Sunday 18th September, in shape Al Jazeera channel.
The girl was stopped by the moral police for inconsistency with the dress code. She died shortly after. According to eyewitnesses, she was beaten in a paddy wagon where she was with other inmates. Subsequently, according to these reports, she fell into a coma.
Iranian police deny these allegations, claiming that Amini died of “sudden cardiac arrest”. But her relatives say she was perfectly healthy and had no heart problems.
The girl’s funeral sparked protests in her hometown of Sekkez, as well as in the administrative center of Iranian Kurdistan, the city of Senendej. According to Iranian human rights organizations, more than 30 people were injured in clashes with security forces. Protesters tore up Ali Khamenei posters and sang “Death to the dictator!” and “Shame on you!”.
Opponent Iranian media also reported on a protest held Sunday at the University of Tehran.
Mahsa Amini’s death caused a wide reaction abroad as well. In particular, it was commented by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley, who accused Tehran of another human rights violation.
Given the degree of indignation in Iranian society, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an urgent official investigation into the causes of Mahsa Amini’s death.
We recall that in the Iranian capital Tehran the parents of the director Babak Khorramdin they killed him in the middle of a fight and dismembered him.
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