The head of foreign policy of the European Union, Kaja Kallasová, condemned on Friday the “too harsh response” of Iranian security forces against protesters in Iran. TASR informs about this according to the AFP report and Kallasova’s post on the X social network.
- The EU condemned the crackdown by Iranian security forces against protesters.
- Kaja Kallasová described the reaction of the security forces as disproportionate and unacceptable.
- At least 45 protesters in Iran have lost their lives during the protests.
- Iran has restricted access to the Internet, according to Netblocks, the outage is expected to last 12 hours.
- The protests in Iran were triggered by the currency crash, started in Tehran and spread.
“The Iranian people are fighting for their future. By ignoring their legitimate demands, the regime is revealing its true colors.” wrote Kallasová. According to her, the footage from Tehran testifies to the disproportionately harsh reaction of the security forces. Violence against peaceful protesters is unacceptableemphasized Kallasová. According to her, restricting Iranians’ access to the Internet shows that the Iranian regime is afraid of its own people.
The European Union on Friday condemned the violence during protests in Iran, where at least 45 demonstrators have lost their lives in the past two weeks. EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni called Iranian authorities to uphold the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and restored internet access for all.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted on Friday that the Islamic Republic’s authorities would not back down from protesters. At the same time, he accused the protesters of acting on behalf of US President Donald Trump. According to him, Tehran will not tolerate people acting as “mercenaries for foreigners”.
Netblocks, an organization that monitors cyber security and Internet governance, announced Friday morning that Internet has been down for 12 hours in Iran, and she attributed it to “efforts to suppress large-scale protests.” The current wave of demonstrations, which broke out on December 28, was fueled by a sharp drop in the value of the Iranian currency. The protests started with retailers in the capital Tehran, but later spread to other areas of the Islamic Republic.
