Iranian authorities’ tensions appear to have reached their peak after two weeks of uninterrupted protests in various cities condemning the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.
The security forces used every means to extinguish the flames of anger and arrested hundreds of protesters.
He also did not hesitate to arrest journalists and artists. It also threatened many celebrities and media influencers if they did not stop mobilizing or supporting the protesters.
We went to have breakfast and returned.
As for the last chapters of these arrests, the girl was arrested simply for posting on Twitter a photo in which she and her friend are sitting in a cafe in the capital without a hijab.
The sister of one of the two young women in the photo confirmed that the Iranian security service called her sister and then arrested her for posting the photo, according to what the Iranian activists confirmed.
The photo was posted last Wednesday on Twitter with a simple comment: “We went out for breakfast and came back” with the hashtag #mahsa_mini!
It comes after security authorities arrested well-known local performer Sherwin Hajipour after his song in support of the demonstrations spread like wildfire, racking up 30 million views on communication sites in two days.
Which apparently angered the country’s authorities, especially since the “influential” song, as described by thousands of Iranians, defends the right to demonstrate, supports the rights of women and the freedom to dress.
Ahwa rise
In connection with these campaigns of arrests, Ahvaz registered for the first time on Friday his affiliation with the protest movement.
Dozens of people took to the streets in the southwestern city, especially in the Zeitoun area, and security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters.
“Death to a Dictator”
The demonstrators raised anti-government slogans and shouted “Death to the dictator” against Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
It is noteworthy that since the 16th of this month, large-scale demonstrations have taken place in Iran in dozens of cities in the country, condemning the murder of Mahsa.
The 20-year-old girl was arrested on 13 September by the so-called “morality police” or religious police, but was later transferred to the Qasr Hospital in Tehran, where she was declared dead 3 days later.
fire of anger
Meanwhile, security and police were accused of causing her death as a result of the beatings, violence and intimidation she was subjected to.
Her death sparked outrage in the country on a number of issues, including restrictions on personal freedoms and strict rules regarding women’s clothing, as well as the life and economic crisis experienced by Iranians, not to mention the strict rules imposed by the regime and its political structure in the General. Women played a prominent role in these protests, and the protesting women waved handkerchiefs and burned them.
The demonstrations, which have engulfed dozens of cities across the country in recent days and still span across races and classes, were the largest protests since the 2019 fuel price protests, with 1,500 people killed, Reuters reported. in dispersing the demonstrators.
This prompted the authorities to be strict with the demonstrators and threaten with an iron fist what they called “rioters”.
