The mobilizations to end mourning coincide with a radical attack on a mosque in Shiraz that killed at least 15 people
Thousands of people flocked to Saqqez on Wednesday to commemorate the end of the 40 days of mourning for Mahsa Amini. Neither the regime’s threats against the family nor the massive presence of security forces could, with the human flow approaching the cemetery of this city in Kurdistan, Iran, commemorate the 22-year-old girl whose death at the hands of the police de la Moral the most serious protests of the past two years.
On this day of the end of mourning and rioting across the country, terror took the opportunity to hit Shiraz, in the southeastern part of the country, killing at least 15 people and injuring 27 in an attack. at the entire Shah Cherag Mosque. prayer. Security sources cited by the official media accused “Takfiri Wahhabi elements” (a way of referring to Sunni Muslim extremists such as the Islamic State’s jihadist group) of attacking the temple. These groups have struck in the past in an Islamic republic where the majority follow the Shia branch of Islam, which they accuse of heresy.
The traditional mourning period in Iran lasts 40 days and this date gave new impetus to demonstrations against the compulsory use of the veil in the main cities of the country. Saqqez and the rest of Kurdistan have once again been the epicenter of the most violent clashes against the security forces. It was a day of mourning, protests in the streets, sit-ins at universities and high schools, and public transport strikes. According to the videos shared from the Aichi Cemetery in Saqqez, those in attendance shouted the slogan most heard in the mobilizations that read “woman, life, freedom” and attacked the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, shouting “death to the dictator”.
Amini died on September 16 in a hospital in Tehran, where she was admitted to brain death after being detained by the moral police for not wearing her veil properly. Police say he suffered a heart attack, but the family does not believe this version. His father emphasizes in the interviews that various media have done with him that “he had no ailment and those who speak of epilepsy or any other disease are lying.” His brother, Kiarash, told the Iran Wire portal that “Mahsa’s face was swollen and her legs were bruised.”
The president, Ibrahim Raisi, ordered an investigation into this “unfortunate incident” that came just a month after he ordered the moral police to tighten controls on women on the streets. Raisi and the rest of the regime’s leadership blame the United States and Israel for inciting serious disturbances that have been repeated in Iran’s cities for 40 days. There is no official balance between deaths and prisoners, although some human rights groups estimate the number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces at more than 200. The only figure provided by the regime is that of the 516 detainees who will soon be tried for their involvement in the demonstrations. The great unknown is whether this popular anger, without clear leadership, will be able to continue for many days to come in the face of a regime adept at controlling these kinds of situations.
As all eyes were on Amini’s memorial day, official media reported an attack on a Shiraz mosque in which three men burst into prayer in the middle of their prayers with guns. At least 15 believers were killed, including several children, the Tasnim agency reported. One of the members of this commando managed to escape, but the other two were arrested.
Shortly after learning of this attack, national television IRINN reported the evacuation of Imam Zadeh Saleh’s shrine north of Tehran for security reasons.
Source: La Verdad
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