Riots in Iran have already claimed 35 lives and more than 1,200 arrests, reports the non-governmental organization HRANA. Demonstrations against the bad economic situation continue persistently in several provinces.
Since the beginning of the protests in Iran, at least 35 people have died as of Tuesday morning. This is reported by the AP agency with reference to the US-based non-governmental organization that monitors human rights violations in Iran, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The organization also claims that security forces have already detained more than 1,200 people. The demonstrations, which were triggered by the bad economic situation in the country, have been going on for more than a week, writes TASR.
- At least 35 people have been killed since the protests began in Iran.
- More than 1,200 demonstrators were detained by the security forces.
- The protests were provoked by economic problems and high inflation.
HRANA says the victims include 29 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security forces. The group draws information from its network of activists directly in Iran, and according to the AP, its reports have been accurate in past riots.
Injured among the police
The semi-official Fars news agency, which is considered close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, reported on Monday that around 250 police officers and 45 members of the Basij Guard volunteer units were injured during the demonstrations.
The rallies began in Tehran as a protest against economic problems and soaring inflation, and quickly spread to other cities in the Islamic Republic. According to the HRANA organization, protests have already taken place in 250 places across the country and in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces.
The biggest protests since Amini’s death
Activists say the current protests in Iran are the most significant since demonstrations that erupted in September 2022 following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Aminí. She died in the hospital after being detained by the morality police for allegedly violating the dress code for women. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands arrested during these protests.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted on Saturday that the protesters’ demands were justified due to the country’s poor economic situation. However, according to him, the authorities must deal with the demonstrators who commit riots.
