After nationwide protests in Iran, authorities have reported the first deaths. Three people are said to have died in Kurdistan province, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. The day before, thousands of people took to the streets to express their grief and outrage over the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini.
There were also clashes between protesters and security forces. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, three people were killed. Two of them were killed by a military weapon, the death of a third person was classified as “suspicious”. However, the type of weapon is no longer used by security forces, the governor of the Kurdistan province said.
Exact circumstances unclear
The exact circumstances of the death were initially unclear. These are the first deaths after Monday’s protests. As reported, the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini in police custody had sparked outrage and grief across the country. People also took to the streets in other countries such as Iraq, Turkey and the US. Critics have accused the moral police of using force, which they firmly deny.
The young woman was arrested last Tuesday by the moral police because of her “un-Islamic clothing”. It is not clear what exactly happened after that. It is certain that the 22-year-old fell into a coma and died in a hospital on Friday. The government ordered an investigation into the matter.
Source: Krone
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