The protests have expanded to strikes that closed shops and businesses yesterday
Thousands of demonstrators yesterday defied the regime to protest in the streets of many places in Iran over the repression suffered by the population following the marches to denounce the death on September 16 of young Mahsa Amini at the hands of the moral police. set. was arrested for “inappropriate clothing for not properly wearing the scarf that covered his hair. The mobilizations represent the greatest challenge to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution that overthrew the ‘Shah’ and established the Islamic Republic.
While the unrest does not appear to be close to overthrowing the system, the protests have grown into strikes that yesterday closed shops and businesses, hit the energy sector and sparked dissent. Several videos broadcast on social networks showed protesters – many of them students – chanting slogans such as ‘clergy lost’ or ‘Woman, live, freedom’ as drivers honked.
These images were able to cross Iran’s borders despite telephone and internet services being interrupted regularly over the past month. It happened again yesterday shortly before the protests started. More than 200 people have died as victims of the repression, according to human rights groups.
Source: La Verdad
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